holy

Meaning of holy

noun

A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.

adjective
  1. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
    I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.
  2. Revered in a religion.
  3. Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
    My grandmother is a very holy woman.
  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. Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
    Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!

Information about holy

  • The plural form of holy is: holies.
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Hyphenation of holy

holy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • holy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

holy synonyms

Meaning holy place:

sanctum

Meaning :

sacred, faultless, flawless, perfect, sanctified, reserved, special

holy antonyms

Meaning :

damaged, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect, profane, secular, unholy, worldly, common

Translation of holy

Anagrams of holy

hylo

Words that rhyme with holy

Holy, allicholy, leucocholy, melancholy, solemncholy, ultramelancholy, unmelancholy, popeholy, unholy, overholy

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