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Dictionary: ho·ly   (') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred.
  2. Regarded with or worthy of worship or veneration; revered: a holy book.
  3. Living according to a strict or highly moral religious or spiritual system; saintly: a holy person.
  4. Specified or set apart for a religious purpose: a holy place.
  5. Solemnly undertaken; sacrosanct: a holy pledge.
  6. Regarded as deserving special respect or reverence: The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
  7. Informal. Used as an intensive: raised holy hell over the mischief their children did.

[Middle English holi, from Old English hālig.]

holily ho'li·ly adv.
holiness ho'li·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Of, from, like, or being a god or God: deific, divine, godlike, godly, heavenly. See religion.
  2. In the service or worship of God or a god: divine, religious, sacred. See religion.
  3. Regarded with particular reverence or respect: blessed, hallowed, sacred, sacrosanct. See religion, respect/contempt/standing.
  4. Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion: devotional, devout, godly, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious, saintly. See religion.

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Definition: religious, sacred
Antonyms: depraved, evil, immoral, irreligious, irreverent, sacrilegious, sinful, unholy, unsacred, vile, wicked


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IN BRIEF: Respected as sacred or divine.

pronunciation Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity. — Charles Colton (c.1780-1832)

Tutor's tip: Note: Something "holey: contains holes. "Holly" is a plant with bright red berries. To be "holy" is to be religious. "Wholly" means altogether.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hellig
n. - helligdom

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    altergang, den hellige nadver
  • Holy Father    paven
  • Holy Ghost    helligånden
  • Holy Grail    den hellige gral
  • holy of holies    det allerhelligste
  • holy orders    gejstlighed, præstevielse, præstekald
  • Holy See    paveembedet, pavestolen
  • Holy Spirit    helligånden
  • holy water    vievand
  • Holy Week    påskeugen
  • holy writ    biblen, hellige skrifter, den hellige skrift

Nederlands (Dutch)
heilig

Français (French)
adj. - saint, béni
n. - (Relig) édifice consacré au culte, sanctuaire, édifice, temple

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    Sainte communion
  • Holy Father    Saint-Père
  • Holy Ghost    Saint-Esprit
  • Holy Grail    Saint-Graal
  • holy of holies    (Relig, fig) Le Saint des Saints
  • holy orders    ordres
  • Holy See    Saint-Siège
  • Holy Spirit    Saint-Esprit
  • holy water    Eau bénite
  • Holy Week    Semaine sainte
  • holy writ    Saintes écritures

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heilig, fromm
n. - Heiligtum, heiliger Ort, Andachtsstätte

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    die heilige Kommunion, das heilige Abendmahl
  • Holy Father    Heiliger Vater
  • Holy Ghost    Heiliger Geist
  • Holy Grail    Heiliger Gral
  • holy of holies    Allerheiligstes
  • holy orders    Priesterweihe
  • Holy See    der Heilige Stuhl
  • Holy Spirit    Heiliger Geist
  • holy water    Weihwasser
  • Holy Week    Karwoche
  • holy writ    Heilige Schrift

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ιερός, άγιος, όσιος, σεπτός, θεϊκός
n. - τα άγια των αγίων

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    (θρησκ.) Θεία Μετάληψη
  • Holy Father    ο 'Αγιος Πατήρ, ο Πάπας
  • Holy Ghost    το 'Αγιο Πνεύμα
  • Holy Grail    'Αγιο Δισκοπότηρο, γκράαλ, το ποτήρι του Μυστικού Δείπνου
  • holy of holies    τα άγια των Αγίων, άδυτο
  • holy orders    (θρησκ.) ιεροσύνη
  • Holy See    η Αγία Εδρα
  • Holy Spirit    το 'Αγιο Πνεύμα
  • holy water    (θρησκ.) αγιασμός, αγίασμα
  • Holy Week    η Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα
  • holy writ    Αγία Γραφή

Italiano (Italian)
santo

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    santa comunione
  • Holy Father    Santo Padre
  • Holy Ghost/Spirit    spirito santo
  • Holy Grail    sacro graal
  • holy of holies    santo dei santi
  • holy orders    ordini sacri
  • Holy See    Santa Sede
  • holy water    acqua santa
  • Holy Week    settimana santa
  • holy writ    sacra scrittura

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - santo, sacro
n. pl. - santíssimo (m)

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    Santa Comunhão (f) (Rel.)
  • Holy Father    Santo Padre (m) (Papa) (Rel.)
  • Holy Ghost/Spirit    Espírito (m) Santo (Rel.)
  • Holy Grail    Santo Graal (m)
  • holy of holies    parte (f) interna do tabernáculo judeu
  • holy orders    santas ordens (f pl)
  • Holy See    Santa Sé (f)
  • holy water    água (f) benta (Rel.)
  • Holy Week    Semana (f) Santa (Rel.)
  • holy writ    Santa Escritura (f) (Rel.)

Русский (Russian)
святой, священный, праведный, чрезвычайный

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    Святое причастие
  • Holy Father    Святой Отец
  • Holy Ghost/Spirit    Святой дух
  • Holy Grail    чаша Грааля
  • holy of holies    святая святых
  • holy orders    посвящение в духовный сан
  • Holy See    святейший престол, Ватикан
  • holy water    святая вода
  • Holy Week    Страстная неделя
  • holy writ    священное писание

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sagrado, santo
n. - lugar sagrado, santuario

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    Sagrada Comunión
  • Holy Father    Santo Padre
  • Holy Ghost    Espíritu Santo
  • Holy Grail    Santo Grial
  • holy of holies    sanctasanctórum
  • holy orders    órdenes sagradas, orden sacerdotal
  • Holy See    Santa Sede
  • Holy Spirit    Espíritu Santo
  • holy water    agua bendita
  • Holy Week    Semana Santa
  • holy writ    Sagrada Escritura

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - helig, from
n. - helig ort

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
神圣的, 至善的, 圣洁的

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    圣餐礼
  • Holy Father    教皇
  • Holy Ghost    圣灵
  • Holy Grail    圣杯或圣盘
  • holy of holies    最神圣的地方
  • holy orders    圣职, 牧师任命仪式
  • Holy See    教皇之地位或权力, 罗马教廷
  • Holy Spirit    圣灵
  • holy water    圣水
  • Holy Week    复活节前的一周
  • holy writ    圣经, 至高无上的权威著作, 真言

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 神聖的, 至善的, 聖潔的

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    聖餐禮
  • Holy Father    教皇
  • Holy Ghost    聖靈
  • Holy Grail    聖杯或聖盤
  • holy of holies    最神聖的地方
  • holy orders    聖職, 牧師任命儀式
  • Holy See    教皇之地位或權力, 羅馬教廷
  • Holy Spirit    聖靈
  • holy water    聖水
  • Holy Week    復活節前的一周
  • holy writ    聖經, 至高無上的權威著作, 真言

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신성한, 경건한, 대단한
n. - 신성한 것, 신성한 곳

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神聖な, 信心深い
n. - 神聖なもの, 神聖な場所

idioms:

  • Holy Communion    聖体拝領, 聖餐式
  • Holy Father    霊父
  • Holy Ghost/Spirit    聖霊
  • Holy Grail    聖杯
  • holy of holies    至聖所, 最も神聖な場所
  • holy orders    上級聖職, 叙階式
  • Holy See    聖座, 教皇庁, 教皇法廷
  • holy water    聖水
  • Holy Week    聖週
  • holy writ    聖書

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقدس, , تقي أو واقف نفسه لخدة الله والدين, ديني, رهيب أو لا يصدق, مفعم بقوة خفيه أو خارقه مهلكه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קדוש‬


 
 
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