holy

ho·ly  (hl)

adj. ho·li·er, ho·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.

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[Middle English holi, from Old English hlig; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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holi·ly adv.

holi·ness n.

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holy

Adjective

[-lier, -liest]

1. of or associated with God or a deity

2. (of a person) religious and leading a virtuous life [Old English hālig, hǣlig]

holiness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	holy - a sacred place of pilgrimage         holy place, sanctum place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
Adj.	1.	holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power consecrate, consecrated, dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" unhallowed, unholy - not hallowed or consecrated

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holy

adjective 1. sacred, blessed, hallowed, dedicated, venerable, consecrated, venerated, sacrosanct, sanctified << OPPOSITE unsanctified

adjective 2. devout, godly, religious, pure, divine, faithful, righteous, pious, virtuous, hallowed, saintly, god-fearing << OPPOSITE sinful

Translations

holy [ˈhəulɪ] adj (gen) → santo, sagrado; [water] → bendito;

the Holy Father → el Santo Padre

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holy [ˈhəulɪ] adj → saint(e); [bread, water] → bénit(e); [ground] → sacré(e)

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holy [ˈhəulɪ] adj → heilig

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holy [ˈhəulɪ] adj → santo/a; [bread] → benedetto/a, consacrato/a; [ground] → consacrato/a;

the Holy Father → il Santo Padre

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holy

adj holy [ˈhəuli]

1 (worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred the Holy Bible; holy ground. heilig مُقَدَّس свещен svatý, posvátný hellig heilig ιερός sagrado püha مقدس pyhä saint קָדוֹש पवित्र svet szent suci heilagur sacro 神聖な 신성한 šventas svēts; svētīts suci heilig hellig święty sagrado sfânt священный, святой svätý svet sveti helig ซึ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsal, mukaddes 神圣的 священний, святий مقدس thuộc thần thánh; linh thiêng 神圣的

2 good; pure; following the rules of religion a holy life. heilig طاهِر ، تَقي благочестив svatý hellig heilig άγιος, αμόλυντος santo vaga منزه hurskas saint קָדוֹש पवित्र, शुद्ध pobožan jámbor, szent életű saleh heilagur; hreinn í hjarta santo 清らかな 경건한 šventas svēts berpegang kepada agama heilig hellig, god bogobojny santo evlavios праведный svätý pobožen sveti gudfruktig, from ที่เคร่งศาสนา temiz 獻身于宗教的 безгрішний متبرک trong sạch 献身于宗教的

n holiness

1 the state of being holy. heiligheid قُدْسِيَّه، قَداسَه святост svatost hellighed die Heiligkeit αγιότητα santidad pühadus تقدس pyhyys sainteté קְדוּשָׁה पवित्रता svetost szentség kesucian helgi, heilagleiki santità 神聖さ 신성 šventumas svētums kesucian heiligheid hellighet świętość santidade sfin­ţenie святость svätosť svetost svetost helighet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsallık, mübareklik 神圣 святість تقدس tính chất thiêng liêng 神圣

2 (with capital with His, ~Your etc ) a title of the Pope. Heiligheid قَداسَة البابا преосвещенство svatost Hellighed Seine Heiligkeit η Αυτού Αγιότης Su Santidad Tema Pühadus عنوان يا لقب پاپ hänen pyhyytensä Sa/Votre Sainteté הָאָב הַקָדוֹש पोप की पदवी Svetost, naziv za papu őszentsége Yang Mulia heilagleiki Sua Santità 聖下 성하(로마 교황의 존칭) šventenybė Viņa/Jūsu Svētība Kudus Heiligheid Hans Hellighet Świątobliwość Sua Santidade Sanctitatea Sa/Voastră святейшество svätosť Njegova/Vaša Svetost Njegova Svetost helighet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ Papa Cenapları; Mukaddes Peder 教皇陛下 святість اسقف اعظم کا لقب Đức Giáo Hoàng 教皇陛下

the Holy Father

the Pope. Heilige Vader البابا: الأب المُقَدَّس папата Svatý otec Paven der Heilige Vater Άγιος Πατέρας, ο Πάπας el Santo Padre Püha Isa پاپ pyhä isä le Saint-Père הָאַפִיפיוֹר पोप papa a Szentatya, a Pápa Paus páfinn il Santo Padre ローマ教皇 교황의 존칭 Šventasis Tėvas Svētais tēvs Bapa Suci Heilige Vader de, paus den hellige far; paven Ojciec Święty Santo Padre Papa его святейшество Svätý otec sveti oče Sveti Otac den helige fadern, påven พระสันตะปาปา Papa 羅馬教皇 Папа Римський اسقف اعظم Giáo Hoàng 罗马教皇

n Holy ˈThursday

1 Ascension Day. Hemelvaartdag عيد الصُّعود Възнесение господне Nanebevstoupení Kristi Himmelfartsdag Christi Himmelfahrt ημέρα της Αναλήψεως de la Día Ascensión taevaminemispüha روز صعود عيسي به آسمان Jeudi saint יוֹם ה' הַקָדוֹש पवित्र गुरूवार Spasovo, Uzašašce áldozócsütörtök Hari Kenaikan Isa Al-Masih Ascensione キリスト昇天祭 Šeštinės Debesbraukšanas diena hari naiknya Jesus ke langit hemelvaartsdag Kristi himmelfartsdag Wielki Czwartek Вознесение Nanebovstúpenie Pána vnebohod Dan uspeća Kristi himmelsfärdsdag Miraç günü, Kutsal Perşembe 耶穌升天節 Вознесіння حضرت عیسی کے آسمان پر اٹھاۓ جانے کا دن lễ Thăng Thiên 耶稣升天节

2 Maundy Thursday. Wit Donderdag, Dag van die Voetwassing الخَميس المُقَدَّس، خَميس الغُسُل Велики четвъртък Zelený čtvrtek Skærtorsdag Gründonnerstag Μεγάλη Πέμπτη Jueves Santo suur neljapäev روز صعود عيسي به آسمان Jeudi saint יוֹם ה' הַקָדוֹש पुण्य गुरूवार Veliki cetvrtak nagycsütörtök Kamis Putih giovedì santo 聖木曜日 Didysis ketvirtadienis Zaļā ceturtdiena Khamis Suci Witte Donderdag skjærtorsdag Wielki Czwartek Великий Четверг Zelený štvrtok veliki četrtek Veliki četvrtak skärtorsdag[] Paskalyadan önceki Perşembe günü 濯足星期四(耶酥受難節) Чистий Четвер ایسٹر سے قبل کے ہفتے والا خیراتی جمعرات ngày thứ năm trước lễ Phục sinh 濯足星期四(耶酥受难节)