holy-cruel

(h0’li-kr6’el), a. Cruel from exce of holy zeal. [Poetical.] Be not so holy-cruel; love is holy; And my integrity ne’er knew the crafts That you do charge men with. Shak., All’s Well, iv. 2. holyday, ». Formerly a common spelling of holiday: now rare, or used chiefly as two words in the literal sense of holy. holydom}, 7. Same as halidom. As God you helpp and holydom, as by thes boke. English Gilds (b. E. T. 8.), p. 318. Holy-Ghost} (ho’li-gést’), ». The wild angelica of Europe, Angelica sylvestris, formerly regarded as good against poison and pestilence. See angelica. Holy-Ghost pear (h0’li-gost’ par). [A name due toa mistaken rendering of avocado as equiy. to Sp. abogado, advocate, mediator: see advocate.| The alligator-pear, or avocado. Holy-Ghost plant (hd’li-gost’ plant). Same as dove-plant. holy-hay (h6’li-ha’), ». The lucern, Medicago sativa.