Neuenglisch-germanisches Wörterbuch. Gerhard Köbler. 2010.
holy — (adj.) O.E. halig holy, consecrated, sacred, godly, from P.Gmc. *hailaga (Cf. O.N. heilagr, O.Fris. helich holy, O.S. helag, M.Du. helich, O.H.G. heilag, Ger. heilig, Goth. hailags holy ). Adopted at conversion for L. sanctus. Primary (pre … Etymology dictionary
holy — [adj] religious, sacred angelic, believing, blessed, chaste, clean, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devotional, devout, divine, faithful, faultless, glorified, god fearing, godlike, godly, good, hallowed, humble, immaculate, innocent, just,… … New thesaurus
holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… … Useful english dictionary
holy — [hō′lē] adj. holier, holiest [ME holie < OE halig (akin to Ger heilig) < base of OE hal, sound, happy, WHOLE: first used in OE as transl. of L sacer, sanctus, in the Vulg.] [often H ] 1. dedicated to religious use; belonging to or coming… … English World dictionary
holy — adj. Holy is used with these nouns: ↑Bible, ↑book, ↑city, ↑communion, ↑crusade, ↑day, ↑ground, ↑martyr, ↑month, ↑mountain, ↑relic, ↑scripture, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
holy — adj. RG. 392, 503; comp. ‘holier.’ RG. 239 … Oldest English Words
holy — adj 1. blessed, blest, sanctified, hallowed, consecrated; sacred, religious, sainted, venerable, angelic, seraphic; divine, godlike, deiform, deified; heavenly, heaven born, celestial, ethereal, supernal; beatific, blissful, rapturous, ecstatic;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
holy — /hoh lee/, adj., holier, holiest, n., pl. holies. adj. 1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. 3.… … Universalium
holy — [[t]ho͟ʊli[/t]] ♦♦♦ holier, holiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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. To them, as to all Tibetans, this is a holy… … English dictionary
holy — ho•ly [[t]ˈhoʊ li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) rel recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground[/ex] 2) rel dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion 3) rel saintly; pious;… … From formal English to slang
holy — ho|ly W3 [ˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj comparative holier superlative holiest [: Old English; Origin: halig] 1.) connected with God and religion →↑sacred ▪ the holy city of Benares 2.) very religious ▪ a holy man … Dictionary of contemporary English
