see|h� lý|holly
English

Etymology
Old English halig, compare German heilige

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ho�li/ (US)
SAMPA|/"hoUli/ (US)
audio|en-us-holy.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��li|-��li

Homophones
holey
wholly (depends on accent or dialect)

Adjective
en-adj|holier|holiest

1. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
2. To be revered according to a religion.
3. To be perfect or flawless.
4. Separted 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. slang: An intensifier in an interjection.

#: Holy cow, I can�t believe he actually lost the race!

Antonyms
unholy
common

Related terms
holy cats
holy cow
Holy Ghost
Holy Grail
holy mackerel
holy moly, holy moley
holy Moses
Holy See
holy shit
holy smoke
Holy Spirit
holy Toledo
Holy Trinity
Holy Week
holiest of holies
His Holiness
Your Holiness

Translations
trans-top|dedicated to a religious purpose
Hebrew: ק��ש (Ka'dosh) m, ק��ש� (Kdo'sha) f
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trans-top|to be revered according to a religion
Czech: svatý m, posvátný m
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Spanish: santo m, santa f
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trans-top|flawless
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trans-top|separated
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trans-top|dedicated
Hebrew: ק��ש (Ka'dosh) m, ק��ש� (Kdo'sha) f
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trans-top|slang intensifier
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Translations to be checked
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Afrikaans: heilig
Albanian: shenjtë
Bosnian: svet
Catalan: sant
Croatian: svet
Dutch: heilig
Esperanto: sankta
Finnish: pyhä
French: saint m, sainte f
German: heilig
Greek: ιε��
Hungarian: szent
Japanese: ��� (shinseina)
Korean: ��� (sinseonghan)
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ�ر�ز
Latin: sacrus m, sacra f, sacrum n
Maltese: sagru m, sagra f, sagri p, mqaddes m, mqaddsa f, mqaddsin p
Old English: halig|h�liġ
Polish: �wi�ty m.sing, �wi�ta f.sing, �wi�te n.sing, �wi�ci m.plur.animate
Portuguese: sagrada f, sagrado m, santa f, santo m
Romanian: sfânt
Serbian:
:*Cyrillic: �ве�о n
:*Latin: sveto n
Slovene: svet m, sveta f, sveto n
Swedish: helig
Telugu: పవిత�రమ�న (pavitramaina), పవిత�ర (pavitra)

Category:English intensifiers

Noun
en-noun|holies

1. archaic A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in the context of the phrase "holy of holies".

#:Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art (1882) p. 146:
#::The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.

Derived terms
holy of holies
Translations
trans-top|holy thing
Hebrew: ק�ש (kodesh)
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