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- pronunciation:
- ho
li
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
holier, holiest |
| definition 1: |
being worthy of worship or reverence as a part of or symbol of God, according to religious authority; sacred.
She read a verse from the holy scriptures.Mecca is a holy city.They were standing on holy ground.- synonyms:
- blessed, divine, hallowed, sacred, sanctified
- antonyms:
- nonsacred, unholy
- similar words:
- consecrated, sacrosanct, sainted
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| definition 2: |
devoted to the church, to God, or to religion.
Among the holy men are local priests and high priests.- synonyms:
- devout, God-fearing, godly, pious, religious
- antonyms:
- irreligious
- similar words:
- dedicated, divine, ecclesiastical, faithful, otherworldly, righteous, spiritual
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| definition 3: |
of the character of a saint.
That holy woman spent her life helping poor children.- synonyms:
- beatific, sainted, saintly, sanctified
- antonyms:
- sinful, unholy
- similar words:
- angelic, blessed, divine, immaculate, otherworldly, virtuous
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| related words: |
beatific, hallowed, mystic, solemn, venerable |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
holies |
| definition: |
a holy place, or holy persons or things.
Only the high priest may enter the holy of holies.- synonyms:
- deity, holy of holies, saint, sanctuary, sanctum
- similar words:
- divine, heaven
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Are you looking for the word wholly (entirely)? Holy and wholly sound alike but have different meanings.
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