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  Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. Holier; superl. Holiest.] [OE.
     holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation,
     happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G.
     heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr.
     See Whole, and cf. Halibut, Halidom, Hallow,
     Hollyhock.]
     1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
        sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
        a holy priesthood. ``Holy rites and solemn feasts.''
        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
        virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
        pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now through her round of holy thought
              The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Holy Alliance (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving
        religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for
        repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
        government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,
        Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of
        Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and
        subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,
        except the pope and the king of England.
  
     Holy bark. See Cascara sagrada.
  
     Holy Communion. See Eucharist.
  
     Holy family (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,
        his parents, and others of his family are represented.
  
     Holy Father, a title of the pope.
  
     Holy Ghost (Theol.), the third person of the Trinity; the
        Comforter; the Paraclete.
  
     Holy Grail. See Grail.
  
     Holy grass (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa
        borealis and Hierochloa alpina). In the north of Europe
        it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints'
        days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and
        western parts of the United States. Called also vanilla
        grass or Seneca grass.
  
     Holy Innocents' day, Childermas day.
  
     Holy Land, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.
  
     Holy office, the Inquisition.
  
     Holy of holies (Script.), the innermost apartment of the
        Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
        where no person entered, except the high priest once a
        year.
  
     Holy One.
        (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. ``
            The Holy One of Israel.'' --Is. xliii. 14.
        (b) One separated to the service of God.
  
     Holy orders. See Order.
  
     Holy rood, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
        in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.
  
     Holy rope, a plant, the hemp agrimony.
  
     Holy Saturday (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding
        the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.
  
     Holy Spirit, same as Holy Ghost (above).
  
     Holy Spirit plant. See Dove plant.
  
     Holy thistle (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under
        Thistle.
  
     Holy Thursday. (Eccl.)
        (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.
        (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy
            Thursday.
  
     Holy war, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians
        against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,
        twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
        the holy places.
  
     Holy water (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been
        blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.
  
     Holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the
        entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.
  
     Holy Week (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the
        passion of our Savior is commemorated.
  
     Holy writ, the sacred Scriptures. `` Word of holy writ.''
        --Wordsworth.
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  Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. Holier; superl. Holiest.] [OE.
     holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation,
     happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G.
     heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr.
     See Whole, and cf. Halibut, Halidom, Hallow,
     Hollyhock.]
     1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
        sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
        a holy priesthood. ``Holy rites and solemn feasts.''
        --Milton.
  
     2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
        virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
        pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
  
              Now through her round of holy thought The Church our
              annual steps has brought.             --Keble.
  
     Holy Alliance (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving
        religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for
        repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
        government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,
        Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of
        Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and
        subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,
        except the pope and the king of England.
  
     Holy bark. See Cascara sagrada.
  
     Holy Communion. See Eucharist.
  
     Holy family (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,
        his parents, and others of his family are represented.
  
     Holy Father, a title of the pope.
  
     Holy Ghost (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the
        Comforter; the Paraclete.
  
     Holy Grail. See Grail.
  
     Holy grass (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa
        borealis and H. alpina). In the north of Europe it was
        formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days;
        whence the name. It is common in the northern and western
        parts of the United States. Called also vanilla, or
        Seneca, grass.
  
     Holy Innocents' day, Childermas day.
  
     Holy Land, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.
  
     Holy office, the Inquisition.
  
     Holy of holies (Script.), the innermost apartment of the
        Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
        where no person entered, except the high priest once a
        year.
  
     Holy One.
        (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. ``
            The Holy One of Israel.'' --Is. xliii. 14.
        (b) One separated to the service of God.
  
     Holy orders. See Order.
  
     Holy rood, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
        in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.
  
     Holy rope, a plant, the hemp agrimony.
  
     Holy Saturday (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding
        the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.
  
     Holy Spirit, same as Holy Ghost (above).
  
     Holy Spirit plant. See Dove plant.
  
     Holy thistle (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under
        Thistle.
  
     Holy Thursday. (Eccl.)
        (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.
        (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy
            Thursday.
  
     Holy war, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians
        against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,
        twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
        the holy places.

  holy
       adj : belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine
             power [ant: unholy]
       n : a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: holy place, sanctum]
       [also: holiest, holier]

  holy
     Αγγλικά a.
     άγιος, ιερός

  holy
     Middle English a.
     1 Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred,
  consecrated.
     2 Characterized by virtue or perfection.
     Middle English alt.
     1 Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred,
  consecrated.
     2 Characterized by virtue or perfection.
     Middle English n.
     1 The state of being (l en holy); holiness.
     2 One who is sanctified or made holy; a saint, hallow
     3 A sacred place; a sanctuary
     Middle English a.
     Full of holes or cavityies; porous, spongy; hollow.
     Middle English alt.
     Full of holes or cavityies; porous, spongy; hollow.
     Yola a.
     (alt form yol holly)

  Holy
     Dutch n.
     (place nl neighbourhood c/Vlaardingen p/Zuid-Holland c/Netherlands).

  holy
     a.
     1 dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
     2 revere in a religion.
     3 morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
     4 Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone
  else).
     5 Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a
  single entity or person.
     6 (lb en slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
     interj.
     (lb en slang) An expression of astonishment and awe.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost
  exclusively in (m en Holy of Holies).

  Holy
     a.
     (alternative case form of en holy nodot=1) ''used when referring to
  an important figure, such as God, or to an important item or event.''

  holy
     Middle English a.
     1 Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred,
  consecrated.
     2 Characterized by virtue or perfection.
     Middle English alt.
     1 Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred,
  consecrated.
     2 Characterized by virtue or perfection.
     Middle English n.
     1 The state of being (l en holy); holiness.
     2 One who is sanctified or made holy; a saint, hallow
     3 A sacred place; a sanctuary
     Middle English a.
     Full of holes or cavityies; porous, spongy; hollow.
     Middle English alt.
     Full of holes or cavityies; porous, spongy; hollow.

  Holy
     Dutch n.
     (place nl neighbourhood c/Vlaardingen p/Zuid-Holland c/Netherlands).

  holy
     Middle English a.
     1 Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred,
  consecrated.
     2 Characterized by virtue or perfection.
     Middle English alt.
     1 Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred,
  consecrated.
     2 Characterized by virtue or perfection.
     Middle English n.
     1 The state of being (l en holy); holiness.
     2 One who is sanctified or made holy; a saint, hallow
     3 A sacred place; a sanctuary
     Middle English a.
     Full of holes or cavityies; porous, spongy; hollow.
     Middle English alt.
     Full of holes or cavityies; porous, spongy; hollow.

  Holy
     Dutch n.
     (place nl neighbourhood c/Vlaardingen p/Zuid-Holland c/Netherlands).

  holy
     Englanti a.
     pyhä

  holy
     Engelska a.
     helig
     Engelska n.
     (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) helgedom

  Holy /hˈəʊli/
  المقدّس

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  1. свеще́н, свят
  dedicated to a religious purpose
  2. безупречен
  flawless
  3. свят
  revered in a religion

  holy /hˈəʊli/ 
  svatý

  holy /hˈəʊli/
  posvátný

  holy /hˈəʊli/ 
  sanctaidd 

  holy /hˈəʊli/
  heilig  [relig.]
     Synonym: sacred
  
   see: holier, holiest, unsacred, sacred cow, Holy moly!
  

  holy /hˈəʊli/
  
  ιερός, πανάγιος

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  1. pyhitetty 2.
  dedicated for a specific purpose
   3.
  separated from or set apart
  2. pyhä 2.
  dedicated to a religious purpose
   3.
  revered in a religion
   4.
  flawless
   5.
  slang intensifier

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  pyhä
  holy thing

  holy /houliː/
  sacré, saint

  holy /hˈəʊli/ 
  1. पवित्र
        "मक्का मुसलमानों का 'holy'(पवित्र) स्थान है."

  holy /hˈəʊli/
  sveti

  Holy /hˈəʊli/
  Svetog, svet

  holy /hˈəʊli/
  1. megszentelt
  2. szentséges
  3. szent
  4. kegyes
  5. jámbor
  6. szent életû
  7. szentelt

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  1. keramat, kudus
  dedicated to a religious purpose
  2. suci
  flawless
  3. keramat
  revered in a religion

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  神聖, 聖
  dedicated to a religious purpose

  holy /houliː/
  sacer, sacratus, sanctus

  holy /houliː/
  gewijd, heilig, geheiligd, sacraal

  holy /ˈhəʊlɪ/ 
    święty

  holy /houliː/
  sacro, sagrado, santo

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  helig
  dedicated to a religious purpose

  holy //ˈhoʊli// //ˈhəʊli// 
  helgedom
  holy thing

  holy /hˈəʊli/
  1. kutsal, mukaddes, kutsi, mübarek. Holy Father Papa. Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit Ruhulkudüs. Holy Grail (bak.) Grail Holy LHnd Mukaddes Diyar, Filistin. holy of holies Musevi tapınaının en iç kısmı
  2. kutsal olan herhangi bir yer. Holy Office Katolik kilisesine ait resmi bir daire, eskiden Engizisyon. holy orders takdis merasimi
  3. rahiplik mertebesi. Holy Roman Empire Kutsal Roma imparatorluğu. Holy Scripture Kitabl Mukaddes. holy terror (argo) korkunç kimse, dehşet saçan sert kimse. holy water Katolik ve Ortodoks kiliselerinde bulunan takdis olunmuş su. Holy Week paskalyadan evvelki hafta. Holy Writ Kitabı Mukaddes. take holy orders papaz olmak için kilisece takdis edilmek. holy of ho lies en kutsal yer.

  
/ˈhoʊɫi/

  110 Moby Thesaurus words for "holy":
     Christlike, Christly, God-fearing, adored, all-knowing,
     all-powerful, all-seeing, all-wise, almighty, angelic, awesome,
     awful, blessed, boundless, celestial, changeless, chaste, clean,
     consecrated, creating, creative, deference, devout, divine,
     eternal, eternally the same, everlasting, faithful, glorified,
     glorious, godlike, godly, godly-minded, good, hallowed, heavenly,
     highest, holy-minded, homage, immaculate, immortal, immutable,
     ineffable, inenarrable, inexpressible, infinite, inviolable,
     inviolate, just, limitless, loving, luminous, majestic, making,
     merciful, numinous, obeisance, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient,
     one, otherworldly, permanent, perpetual, pietistic, pious,
     prayerful, pure, pure in heart, purehearted, radiant, religious,
     revered, reverence, reverenced, reverent, reverential, righteous,
     sacred, sacrosanct, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic,
     shaping, sinless, sovereign, spiritual, spiritual-minded, spotless,
     supernal, supreme, timeless, ubiquitous, unbounded, unchanging,
     uncorrupted, undefiled, undefined, unearthly, unlimited,
     unspeakable, unsullied, untainted, untouchable, unutterable,
     unworldly, venerable, venerated, worshiped
  
  

  a. 神圣的,圣洁的,至善的;

     a. 神圣的,圣洁的,至善的
     n. 神圣的东西