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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
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| Definition of 'Holy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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
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1. (adjective) holy
special to a particular religion; = sacred
a holy day
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| Definition of 'Holy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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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
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Sense: (worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred
the Holy Bible; holy ground.
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 Afrikaans: heilig |
 Arabic: مُقَدَّس |
 Bulgarian: свещен |
 Brazilian: sagrado |
 Czech: svatý, posvátný |
 German: heilig |
 Danish: hellig |
 Greek: ιερός |
 Spanish: sagrado |
 Estonian: püha |
 Farsi: مقدس |
 Finnish: pyhä |
 French: saint |
 Hebrew: קָדוֹש |
 Hindi: पवित्र |
 Croatian: svet |
 Hungarian: szent |
 Indonesian: suci |
 Icelandic: heilagur |
 Italian: sacro |
 Japanese: 神聖な |
 Korean: 신성한 |
 Lithuanian: šventas |
 Latvian: svēts; svētīts |
 Malay: suci |
 Dutch: heilig |
 Norwegian: hellig |
 Polish: święty |
 Persian: مقدس |
 Pashto: پاک، مقدس |
 Portuguese: sagrado |
 Romanian: sfânt |
 Russian: священный, святой |
 Slovak: svätý |
 Slovenian: svet |
 Serbian: sveti |
 Swedish: helig |
 Thai: ซึ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ |
 Turkish: kutsal, mukaddes |
 Taiwanese: 神聖的 |
 Ukrainian: священний, святий |
 Urdu: مقدس |
 Vietnamese: thuộc thần thánh; linh th |
 Chinese: 神圣的 |
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