Holy
21holy — /ˈhoʊli / (say hohlee) adjective (holier, holiest) 1. specially recognised as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: a holy day. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of a deity or religion: a holy person. 3. saintly or… …
22holy — ho|ly W3 [ˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj comparative holier superlative holiest [: Old English; Origin: halig] 1.) connected with God and religion →↑sacred ▪ the holy city of Benares 2.) very religious ▪ a holy man …
23holy — ho|ly [ houli ] adjective ** 1. ) important in a religion, or used in worship: SACRED: the holy book of the Sikhs the holy city of Jerusalem 2. ) respected for living a very religious life: a holy man and his followers Holy God/Jesus SPOKEN used… …
24holy — 1. adjective /ˈhəʊli,ˈhoʊli/ a) Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race! b) Revered in a religion. Syn: sacred, faul …
25holy — [OE] Holy originated as a derivative of the prehistoric Germanic adjective which produced modern English whole, and so its etymological meaning is perhaps ‘unimpaired, inviolate’. This ancestral form was *khailagaz, which diversified into German… …
26holy*/*/ — [ˈhəʊli] adj 1) important in a religion, or used in worship Syn: sacred the holy book of the Sikhs[/ex] the holy city of Jerusalem[/ex] 2) respected for living a very religious life a holy man and his followers[/ex] holiness noun [U] …
27holy — [OE] Holy originated as a derivative of the prehistoric Germanic adjective which produced modern English whole, and so its etymological meaning is perhaps ‘unimpaired, inviolate’. This ancestral form was *khailagaz, which diversified into German… …
28holy — adjective 1) holy men Syn: saintly, godly, saintlike, pious, pietistic, religious, devout, God fearing, spiritual; righteous, good, virtuous, angelic, sinless, pure, numinous, beatific; canon …
29holy — adjective 1) holy men Syn: saintly, godly, pious, religious, devout, God fearing, spiritual 2) a holy place Syn: sacred, consecrated, hallowed, sanctified …
30holy — adj. Holy is used with these nouns: ↑Bible, ↑book, ↑city, ↑communion, ↑crusade, ↑day, ↑ground, ↑martyr, ↑month, ↑mountain, ↑relic, ↑scripture, ↑ …
