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- Dictionaryholy/ˈhəʊli/
adjective
- 1. dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred: "the Holy Bible" Similar Opposite
- 2. used in exclamations of surprise or dismay: dated, humorous "holy smoke!"
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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.
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.
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 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.
adjective. /ˈhəʊli/ (comparative holier, superlative holiest) [usually before noun] connected with God or a particular religion. the Holy Bible. holy books/scriptures. the holy city of Mecca. Islam’s holiest shrine. a holy day/month. a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion) holy ground. opposite unholy.
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.
HOLY definition: 1. relating to a religion or a god: 2. very religious or pure: . Learn more.
(hō′lē) adj. ho·li·er, ho·li·est. 1. Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred. 2. Regarded with veneration or specified for a religious purpose: a holy book; a holy place. 3. Living or undertaken with highly moral or spiritual purpose; saintly: a holy person; a holy way of life. 4.
adj. Religion specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. Religion dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. Religion saintly; godly; pious; devout: a holy life. Religion having a spiritually pure quality: a holy love.
