Holey spier

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  • holy spire
  • holey: full of holes
  • spier: one who spies
  • spying through holes (i.e., a voyeur, representing Tom Finnegan's fall, p. 6 → hom)
  • Holy Spirit
  • Holy Spear: According to legend, the Holy Lance (also known as the Spear of Destiny, Holy Spear, Lance of Longinus, Spear of Longinus or Spear of Christ) is the name given to the lance that pierced Jesus while he was on the cross.
  • Spier: (German) thin stalk