/ Dictionary / Index H Holmes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Holmes Pronunciation: (hōmz, hōlmz), [key] — n. 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman. 1809–94, U.S. poet, novelist, essayist, and physician. his son,1841–1935, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902–32. a detective in many mystery stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: holmes (Thesaurus) Holman Hunt Holmes light Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language