Holy - English meaning

Holy – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Dedicated or consecrated to god or a religious purpose; sacred.
Usage examples:
The holy bible
Synonims:
Sacred Consecrated Hallowed Sanctified Venerated Revered Reverenced Divine Religious Blessed Blest Dedicated
adjective
Used in exclamations of surprise or dismay.
Usage examples:
Holy smoke!

adjective
Considered to be pure or good because of being related to what a religion values
Usage examples:
Holy scriptures, jerusalem is a holy city to christians, muslims, and jews., my nephew is a holy te…

Holy translation into English

Holy: translate from English into Chinese

圣, 神圣

Holy: translate from English into Dutch

Heilig, Geheiligd, Gewijd, Sacraal

Holy: translate from English into French

Saint, Sacré

Holy: translate from English into German

Heilig, Geweiht, Gottgefällig

Holy: translate from English into Hindi

पवित्र, धार्मिक, पावन, शुद्ध, पुण्य

Holy: translate from English into Italian

Santo, Sacro

Holy: translate from English into Korean

거룩한, 신성한

Holy: translate from English into Russian

Святой, Священный, Святыня, Святилище, Праведный, Безгрешный

Holy: translate from English into Spanish

Santo, Sagrado

Word origin

Old English hālig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heilig, also to whole.

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Holy – similar words

holi

noun
A hindu spring festival celebrated in february or march in honour of krishna.
Usage examples:
Holi, the hindu spring festival, is here once again and there are a number of activities planned fo…

Holi - all meanings in English

Holy synonims

blessed

adjective
Made holy; consecrated.
Usage examples:
The blessed sacrament

verb
Pronounce words in a religious rite in order to confer or invoke divine favour upon; ask god to look favourably on.
Usage examples:
He blessed the dying man and anointed him

plural noun
Those who live with god in heaven.

Blessed - all meanings in English

blest

adjective
Archaic or literary term for blessed.

Past simple and past participle of bless

Blest - all meanings in English

consecrated

ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt

adjective
(of a church or land) having been made or declared sacred.
Usage examples:
A christian burial in consecrated ground

verb
Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose.
Usage examples:
The present holy trinity church was consecrated in 1845

Consecrated - all meanings in English

dedicated

adjective
Devoted to a task or purpose.
Usage examples:
A team of dedicated doctors

verb
Devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose.
Usage examples:
Joan has dedicated her life to animals

adjective
Believing that an activity or idea is important and giving a lot of energy and time to it
Usage examples:
The boy scouts organization is dedicated to helping boys become moral and productive adults.

Dedicated - all meanings in English

divine

adjective
Of or like god or a god.
Usage examples:
Heroes with divine powers

noun
A cleric or theologian.
Usage examples:
There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb
Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.
Usage examples:
Mum had divined my state of mind

Divine - all meanings in English

hallowed

adjective
Made holy; consecrated.
Usage examples:
Hallowed ground

verb
Honour as holy.
Usage examples:
The ganges is hallowed as a sacred, cleansing river

Hallowed - all meanings in English

religious

adjective
Relating to or believing in a religion.
Usage examples:
Both men were deeply religious and moralistic

noun
A person bound by monastic vows.
Usage examples:
It was not, one would think, the normal one of a religious with a church.

adjective
Of, relating to, or involved with religion, or living and worshiping according to the beliefs of a particular religion
Usage examples:
A religious holiday, he is deeply religious.

Religious - all meanings in English

revered

verb
Feel deep respect or admiration for (something).
Usage examples:
Cézanne's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries

Revered - all meanings in English

reverenced

verb
Regard or treat with deep respect.
Usage examples:
The many divine beings reverenced by hindu tradition

noun
Deep respect for someone or something.
Usage examples:
Rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead

Reverenced - all meanings in English

sacred

adjective
Connected with god or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.
Usage examples:
Sacred rites

Sacred - all meanings in English

sanctified

verb
Set apart as or declare holy; consecrate.
Usage examples:
A small shrine was built to sanctify the site

verb
Past simple and past participle of sanctify
Usage examples:
A practice sanctified by many years of tradition

Sanctified - all meanings in English

venerated

verb
Regard with great respect; revere.
Usage examples:
Philip of beverley was venerated as a saint

verb
Past simple and past participle of venerate
Usage examples:
Robert burns is scotland's most venerated poet.

Venerated - all meanings in English

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