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Holy Year vs year

year vs Holy Year

Holy Year and year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Holy Year Yes No No No
year Yes No No No
As nouns, year is a hypernym of Holy Year; that is, year is a word with a broader meaning than Holy Year:
  • Holy Year: (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
Other hypernyms of Holy Year include twelvemonth, yr.
Holy Year (noun) year (noun)
(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years) a body of students who graduate together
the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
Difference between Holy Year and year

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