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holy

[hoh-lee]

adjective

holier, holiest 
  1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated.

    holy ground.

    Synonyms:
  2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion.

    a holy man.

  3. saintly; godly; pious; devout.

    a holy life.

    Antonyms: ,
  4. having a spiritually pure quality.

    a holy love.

    Synonyms:
    Antonyms: ,
  5. entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred.

    a holy relic.

  6. religious.

    holy rites.

  7. inspiring fear, awe, or grave distress.

    The director, when angry, is a holy terror.

  8. (used in certain interjections to express surprise, bewilderment, or wonder, as in holy cow andholy smoke. )



noun

plural

holies 
  1. a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.

holy

/ ˈəʊɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or associated with God or a deity; sacred

  2. endowed or invested with extreme purity or sublimity

  3. devout, godly, or virtuous

  4. offensively sanctimonious or self-righteous

    a holier-than-thou attitude

    1. a difficult or frightening person

    2. informala person who is an active gambler, womanizer, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a sacred place

    2. (functioning as plural) persons or things invested with holiness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of holy1

First recorded before 900; Middle English holi, Old English , variant of , equivalent to whole + -eg -y 1; cognate with Dutch, German heilig, Old Norse heilagr
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of holy1

Old English , hǣlig; related to Old Saxon ŧ, Gothic hailags, German heilig; see hallow
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Synonym Study

Holy, sacred, consecrated, hallowed imply possession of a sanctity that is the object of religious veneration. Holy refers to the divine, that which has its sanctity directly from God or is connected with Him: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Something that is sacred, while sometimes accepted as entitled to religious veneration, may have its sanctity from human authority: a sacred oath. Something that is consecrated is specially or formally dedicated to some religious use: a life consecrated to service. Something that is hallowed has been made holy by being worshiped: a hallowed shrine.
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The Bahrain Grand Prix, which has become the most common opening race, is again in April as a result of the timing of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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More than 1.4 million Muslims have begun this year's Hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, a year after 1,300 people died, mostly due to the extreme heat.

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“Never will I be in a greater state of absolute bliss than whilst I use this holy concoction, in the form of a bar of soap, to rub across my body,” wrote a third.

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But the big attraction was the bonus tracks, including the unabridged, 10-minute version of her break-up ballad All Too Well - described by Variety magazine as the "holy grail" of the star's back catalogue.

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No one would call him a minimalist, but his holy of holies is not to allow his productions to eclipse his performers.

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