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1
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
- the holy monk spent many hours on his knees in prayer
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2
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
- the Torah contains the holy writings of Judaism
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- blessed
- (also blest),
- consecrate,
- consecrated,
- hallowed,
- sacral,
- sacred,
- sacrosanct,
- sanctified
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3
of, relating to, or being God
- the Holy Trinity
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4
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
- the hour every Saturday she listens to her radio program is holy and you'd better not make her miss it
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“Holy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of holy was before the 12th century
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