Meanings
- Christianitythe hour of fasting and prayer before communion is to be taken.
- Irelandinformalthe hour between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm that pubs formerly had to shut to comply with licencing laws.
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holy hour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20hour
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