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holy

2 entries found.


Entry Word:
holy
Function:
adjective
Text: 1 showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue<the holy monk spent many hours on his knees in prayer>Synonymsdevout, godly, pious, religious, sainted, saintlyRelated Wordsascetic, prayerful, reverent, reverential, spiritual, worshipful; beatified, blessed, canonized, venerable; angelic (or angelical), cherubic; chaste, pure, righteous, virtuousNear Antonymsblasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profane, sacrilegious, unspiritual; backsliding, unfaithful; sinful, sinning, wickedAntonymsfaithless, godless, impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy 2 set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God<the Torah contains the holy writings of Judaism>Synonymsblessed, consecrated, hallowed, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctifiedRelated Wordsadored, enshrined, glorified, revered, venerated, worshipped (also worshiped); ceremonial, liturgical, priestly, religious, ritual, spiritual; biblical, scripturalNear Antonymsnonreligious, unspiritual; earthly, mundane, secular, temporal, worldlyAntonymsunconsecrated, unhallowed, unsanctified 3 of, relating to, or being God<the Holy Trinity>Synonymsblessed, divine, godlike, heavenly, sacred, supernaturalRelated Wordseternal, everlasting, immortal; almighty, omnipotent, omniscient, supremeNear Antonymshuman, mortal 4 not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with<the hour every Saturday she listens to her radio program is holy and youʼd better not make her miss it>— see sacred 1
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