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 Definitions of Holy  [ˈhoʊ li]  

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Definition of 'Holy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) holy
recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated:
holy ground.

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

3.  holy
saintly; pious; devout.

4.  holy
having a spiritually pure quality:
a holy love.

5.  holy
venerated as or as if sacred:
a holy relic.

6.  holy
inspiring fear, awe, or distress:
He's a holy terror when he's angry.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME holi, OE hālig, var. of hāleg=hālwhole+-eg -y1; c. OS

Definition of 'Holy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) holy place, sanctum, holy
a sacred place of pilgrimage

2. (adj) holy
belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power


Definition of 'Holy' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) holy
special to a particular religion; = sacred
a holy day


Definition of 'Holy' Webster Dictionary 

1.  Holy
set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood

2.  Holy
spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God


Translation of 'Holy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred
the Holy Bible; holy ground.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: heilig Arabic flag Arabic: مُقَدَّس Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: свещен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: sagrado Czech flag Czech: svatý, posvátný German flag German: heilig
Danish flag Danish: hellig Greek flag Greek: ιερός Spanish flag Spanish: sagrado
Estonian flag Estonian: püha Farsi flag Farsi: مقدس Finnish flag Finnish: pyhä
French flag French: saint Hebrew flag Hebrew: קָדוֹש Hindi flag Hindi: पवित्र
Croatian flag Croatian: svet Hungarian flag Hungarian: szent Indonesian flag Indonesian: suci
Icelandic flag Icelandic: heilagur Italian flag Italian: sacro Japanese flag Japanese: 神聖な
Korean flag Korean: 신성한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: šventas Latvian flag Latvian: svēts; svētīts
Malay flag Malay: suci Dutch flag Dutch: heilig Norwegian flag Norwegian: hellig
Polish flag Polish: święty Persian flag Persian: مقدس Pashto flag Pashto: پاک، مقدس
Portuguese flag Portuguese: sagrado Romanian flag Romanian: sfânt Russian flag Russian: священный, святой
Slovak flag Slovak: svätý Slovenian flag Slovenian: svet Serbian flag Serbian: sveti
Swedish flag Swedish: helig Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ Turkish flag Turkish: kutsal, mukaddes
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 神聖的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: священний, святий Urdu flag Urdu: مقدس
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thuộc thần thánh; linh th Chinese flag Chinese: 神圣的

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