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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY

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Holy Innocents' Day is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Holy Innocents' Day

Massacre of the Innocents

The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical narrative of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi. In typical Matthean style, it is understood as the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy: "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.'" Daniel J. Harrington says the historicity of the incident is "an open question that probably can never be definitively decided"; Paul Maier points out that most recent biographers of Herod deny it happened. The number of infants killed is not stated; the Holy Innocents, although Jewish, have been claimed as martyrs for Christianity.

Definition of Holy Innocents' Day in the English dictionary

The definition of Holy Innocents' Day in the dictionary is Dec 28, a day commemorating the massacre of male children at Bethlehem by Herod's order ; Childermas.

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holy of holies
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY

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Last Day
May Day
Memorial Day
Mother´s Day
New Year´s Day
Presidents´ Day
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Translator English - Chinese

圣婴节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Día de los Santos Inocentes
570 millions of speakers

English

Holy Innocents´ Day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्र बेकसूरों दिवस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يوم الأبرياء القديسين /
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

День святых младенцев /
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Day Santos Inocentes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পবিত্র অহংকারীদের দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fête des Saints Innocents
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hari Innocents Suci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Holy Innocents ´Day
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神聖な罪の日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이런 순진한 의 날
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dina Kapasitas Suci
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Ngày thánh vô tội ´
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரிசுத்த Innocents ´நாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्र निर्दोष ´डे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutsal Masumlar Günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Giorno Santi Innocenti /
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dzień Świętego niewinnych /
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

День святих немовлят /
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ziua Sfinților Innocents /
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ημέρα Holy Innocents »
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Heilige Night ´Day
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Holy Innocents ´Day
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Holy Innocents ´Day
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY»

Discover the use of Holy Innocents' Day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Holy Innocents' Day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dramatic Liturgy of Anglo-Saxon England
This may explain the position of Holy Innocents' Day. as their story directly follows that of the adoration of the Magi and the escape to Egypt in Matthew 2. The liturgy for Holy Innocents' Day in the Leofric Collectar (Dewick and Frere. The Leofric ...
M. Bradford Bedingfield, 2002
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Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, ...
In the modern world, Holy Innocents' Day has been associated with antiabortion, the cause of children who suffer from poverty and/or war, and children who live in unloving situations. Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox ...
J. Gordon Melton, 2011
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The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed.:
During the Middle Ages, Holy Innocents Day was considered unlucky, because the Bethlehem children supposedly had not been baptized prior to their deaths. On the other hand, because these children were regarded as martyrs for Christ, ...
William D. Crump, 2001
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The Destroyer of Innocents
When I heard that the hearing was set for the equivalent of Innocents' Day, also called Holy Innocents' Day, the entire incident of the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order immediately came to mind. This incident, as you all ...
Dwight Neumann, 2003
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The Comedy of Errors: Critical Essays
But again the facts suggest that this is the wrong place to look: the initial staging of the play on Holy Innocents' Day (for a work dealing with innocents and innocence) and with consistent (and overt) Christian references (so that Ephesus takes ...
Robert S. Miola, 2013
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
H6] UF Childermas Holy Innocents, Feast of the [Former heading] Holy Innocents Day Innocents, Feast of the Holy Innocents' Day BT Church year Fasts and feasts RT Boy bishops Massacre of the Holy Innocents Feast of the Holy Name (May ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating ...
NOTES TO CHILDERMAS OR HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY. END OF VOL. I. London : Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES. THIS day, in the Calendar of Superstition, is of most unlucky omen. None every marry on a Childermas Day. Melton, in his ...
John Brand, Sir Henry Ellis, 1841
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Popular Antiquities
INNOCENTS'. DAY. NOTES TO CHILDERMAS or HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY. END OF VOL. T. London : Printed by William Clowes. This day, in the Calendar of Superstition, is of most unlucky omen. None every marry on a Childermas Day.
J. Brand, 1841
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
H6; UF Childermas Feast of the Holy Innocents Innocents, Feast of the Holy Innocents' Day BT Church year Fasts and feasts NT Boy-bishop Holy Innocents, Massacre of the [882545.H; UF Innocents, Massacre of the Holy Massacre of the  ...
‎1989
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A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Protestant ...
... to glorify thee by an innocent and holy life ; humbly to submit to thy will ; to trust in thy goodness ; and, contemning the world, to aspire after thy favour ; that thus Deviations for the Holy Innocents' Day. 28Q Devotions for the Holy Innocents' Day.
John Henry Hobart, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Holy Innocents' Day is used in the context of the following news items.
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A special day for the innocents
This brings to mind the letter I received from Cecile Guidote-Alvarez regarding the observance of Holy Innocents' Day (Dec. 28) which is ... «Philippine Star, Feb 15»
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Modernity and the Filipino child
(Today being Holy Innocents' Day, I thought it fitting to share the key points of a talk I gave at the “Child Without Borders” conference organized ... «Inquirer.net, Dec 14»
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The Christmas truce – a day when the light of Christ shone in the …
The Gospel reading for Holy Innocents' Day, which we keep tomorrow, tells of King Herod's brutal massacre of children two years old and ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
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Christmas Services in Paphos
Sunday 28 December: St Stephen's Day & Holy Innocents' Day: There will be Services at all churches at the regular times, observing these two ... «Famagusta Gazette, Dec 14»
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A spiritual feast
Picuris Pueblo: Holy Innocents' Day Children's Dance. • Santo Domingo (Kewa). • Zia Pueblo. Jan. 1. • Most pueblos: Various dances, Transfer ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Nov 14»
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The long and disgraceful life of Britain's pre-eminent bounder
... every Catholic church on Holy Innocents' Day in 1919 for the benefit of the Save the Children Fund, of which Hamilton was an unlikely envoy. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 14»
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Palace defends Atimonan shootout — too soon
28 (Holy Innocents' Day) be dedicated to remembering their (stray bullet) victims. Of the more than 1,000 injured by illegal firecrackers, have ... «Philippine Star, Jan 13»
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Still pregnant Shakira has quiet night in and spends New Year's Eve …
... the message was simply part of the Spanish equivalent of April Fool's day, Dia de los Santos Inocentes, or Holy Innocents' Day in English. «Daily Mail, Jan 13»
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April Fools' Day Traditions Around the World
Spain – December 28, Holy Innocents' Day or Childermas, is also celebrated in Latin America. Though it technically is a Christian feast day, the ... «TIME, Apr 12»
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Bishop: Palm Sunday no April Fool's joke
Pranksters are also active on Holy Innocents' Day in December. For Quitorio, the belief that the palm fronds (palaspas) blessed on Palm ... «Inquirer.net, Mar 12»

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