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1. : exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness. 2. : divine. for the Lord our God is holy Psalms 99:9 (King James Version) 3. : devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity. a holy temple. holy prophets. 4. a. : having a divine quality. holy love. b. : venerated as or as if sacred. holy scripture.
considered to be pure or good because of being related to what a religion values: holy scriptures. Jerusalem is a holy city to Christians, Muslims, and Jews. holy adjective (EMPHASIS) infml. used to emphasize another word, and sometimes to avoid swearing: My nephew is a holy terror (= a child who behaves very badly). Idiom. holy cow.
Something that is sacred can be described as holy, like the Holy Bible. So can anything associated with God, like a holy day that is observed by attending worship ceremonies. The adjective holy comes from the Old English word hālig and is related to the German word heilig, meaning “blessed.”.
HOLY meaning: 1 : connected to a god or a religion; 2 : religious and morally good
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.
Definition of holy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
HOLY definition: 1. relating to a religion or a god: 2. very religious or pure: . Learn more.
1. If you describe something as holy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion. [...] 2. A holy person is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life. [...] 3. Holy is used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic.
Holy Definition. Dedicated to religious use; belonging to or coming from God; consecrated; sacred. Regarded with veneration or specified for a religious purpose. A holy book; a holy place. Spiritually perfect or pure; untainted by evil or sin; sinless; saintly.
