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   holy

   /ˈhəʊli/

   adjective

   • 1. dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred: "the Holy Bible" Similar sacredconsecratedhallowedsanctifiedveneratedreveredreverenceddivinereligiousblessedblestdedicatedOpposite unsanctifiedcursed
   • ▪ (of a person) devoted to the service of God: "saints and holy men" Similar saintlygodlysaintlikepiouspietisticreligiousdevoutGod-fearingspiritualcanonizedbeatifiedordaineddeifiedrighteousgoodvirtuousmoralsinlesspureperfectOpposite sinfulirreligious
   • ▪ morally and spiritually excellent: "I do not lead a holy life"
   • 2. used in exclamations of surprise or dismay: dated, humorous "holy smoke!"

   Word Origin Old Englishhālig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heilig, also to whole.

   Derivatives

   • 1. holily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Holy refers to the divine, that which has its sanctity directly from God or is connected with Him: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Something that is sacred, while sometimes accepted as entitled to religious veneration, may have its sanctity from human authority: a sacred oath.

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   Something that is sacred can be described as holy, like the Holy Bible. So can anything associated with God, like a holy day that is observed by attending worship ceremonies.

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