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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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The meaning of HOLY is exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness. How to use holy in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
HOLY definition: 1. relating to a religion or a god: 2. very religious or pure: . Learn more.
holy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ho‧ly /ˈhəʊli $ ˈhoʊ-/ W3 adjective (comparative holier, superlative holiest) 1 connected with God and religion → sacred the holy city of Varanasi see thesaurus at religious 2 very religious a holy man 3 → holy cow/mackerel etc 4 → a holy terror → take (holy) orders THESAURUS ...
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.
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.”
