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Holy Innocents' day

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Holy Innocents' Day

 
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–noun
December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
Also called Innocents' Day.
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Holy Innocents' Day  
n.   Ecclesiastical
December 28, observed in commemoration of the slaughter of male infants in Bethlehem during Herod the Great's attempt to kill the infant Jesus.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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