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Definitions for Holy

[1] specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
[2] dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man.
[3] saintly; godly; pious; devout: a holy life.
[4] having a spiritually pure quality: a holy love.
[5] entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred: a holy relic.
[6] religious: holy rites.
[7] inspiring fear, awe, or grave distress: The director, when angry, is a holy terror.
[8] a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
[9] of, relating to, or associated with God or a deity; sacred
[10] endowed or invested with extreme purity or sublimity
[11] devout, godly, or virtuous
[12] holier-than-thou offensively sanctimonious or self-righteous a holier-than-thou attitude
[13] holy terror a difficult or frightening person Irish informal a person who is an active gambler, womanizer, etc
[14] a sacred place the holy (functioning as plural) persons or things invested with holiness

Words related to Holy

spiritual, righteous, humble, hallowed, pure, divine, sublime, revered, perfect, good, faithful, clean, devotional, believing, innocent, upright, moral, angelic, blessed, chaste

Words nearby Holy

holston, holt, holter monitor, holthouse's hernia, holus-bolus, holy, holy alliance, holy ark, holy bible, holy bread, holy cats

Origin of Holy

before 900; Middle English holi, Old English hālig, variant of hāleg, equivalent to hāl whole + -eg -y1; cognate with Dutch, German heilig, Old Norse heilagr

Words that may be confused with Holy

holey, holy, wholly

Word origin for Holy

Old English hālig, hǣlig; related to Old Saxon hēlag, Gothic hailags, German heilig; see hallow

Synonyms for Holy

divine, hallowed, humble, pure, revered, righteous, spiritual, sublime, believing, clean, devotional, faithful, good, innocent, moral, perfect, upright, angelic, blessed, chaste, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devout, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, immaculate, just, messianic, pietistic, pious, prayerful, reverent, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spotless, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, venerable, venerated, virtuous