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Holy Week

noun

: the week before Easter in the Christian church

Full Definition of HOLY WEEK

:  the week before Easter during which the last days of Christ's life are commemorated
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First Known Use of HOLY WEEK

1710

Rhymes with HOLY WEEK

Battle Creek, biunique, Bolshevik, Boundary Peak, Chesapeake, control freak, dominique, doublespeak, fenugreek, Granite Peak, hide-and-seek, Martinique, Menshevik, Middle Greek, Modern Greek, Mozambique, Passion Week, tongue-in-cheek, up the creek, verd antique, widow's peak

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