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- [hoh-lee]
- /ˈhoʊ li/
- /ˈhəʊli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoh-lee]
- /ˈhoʊ li/
Definitions of holy word
- adjective holy specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. 1
- adjective holy dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. 1
- adjective holy saintly; godly; pious; devout: a holy life. 1
- adjective holy having a spiritually pure quality: a holy love. 1
- adjective holy entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred: a holy relic. 1
- adjective holy religious: holy rites. 1
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Origin of holy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English holi, Old English hālig, variant of hāleg, equivalent to hāl whole + -eg -y1; cognate with Dutch, German heilig, Old Norse heilagr
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Parts of speech for Holy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
holy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
holy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for holy
adj holy
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- righteous — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
noun holy
- reverend — (initial capital letter) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
adjective holy
- sacred — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
general holy
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
Antonyms for holy
adj holy
- irreligious — not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- sinful — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
adjective holy
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
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