Defn: The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Congregation of the Holy Cross (R. C. Ch.), a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work. Addis & Arnold. — Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross.
HOLYDAY
Ho"ly*day`, n.
1. A religious festival.
2. A secular festival; a holiday.
Note: Holiday is the preferable and prevailing spelling in the second sense. The spelling holy day or holyday in often used in the first sense.
HOLYSTONE
Ho"ly*stone`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
Totten.
HOLYSTONE
Ho"ly*stone`, v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
HOMACANTH
Hom"a*canth, a. Etym: [Homo + Gr. a spine.] (Zoöl.)