(biblical) A book of the Apocrypha.

(Christianity) A feast of the liturgical year celebrated by a number of Christian denominations.

(idiomatic) A holiday or vacation during which one does something similar to what one does as work.

Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday

(chiefly UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed. / A day declared free from work by the state or government.

(intransitive) To take a period of time away from work or study. / (Britain, intransitive) To spend a period of time in recreational travel.

A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. / A practice based on such a theory or belief.

Denotes addiction to the substance or activity of the stem word.

Related to holism. / Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.