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Holy Year

Syllabification: (Ho·ly Year)
Definition of Holy Year

noun

  • (in the Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from the penal consequences of sin, granted under certain conditions for a year usually at intervals of twenty-five years.

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/ sɪˈkriːtəgɒg /
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