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   ho·ly

   /ˈhōlē/

   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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