knell 
(nĕl)
(nĕl)v. knelled, knell·ing, knells
v.intr.
1. To ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; toll.
2. To give forth a mournful or ominous sound.
v.tr.
To signal, summon, or proclaim by tolling.
n.
1. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll.
2. A signal of disaster or destruction.
[Middle English knellen, from Old English cnyllan.]
- Holy Communion
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- holy oil
- Holyoke
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- holystone
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- holy terror
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