holy
adjective
uk/ˈhəʊ.li/us/ˈhoʊ.li/holyadjective(RELIGIOUS)
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relatedto areligionor agod:
神圣的;上帝的holyscriptures/rites圣经/神圣的仪式
veryreligiousorpure:
虔诚的;圣洁的a holyperson圣洁的人
- He wasregardedasrighteousand holy.
- Shebelievesthat theunionof man and woman in holymatrimonyis forever.
- Thesoldiersdeliberatelydefiledall the holyplaces.
- He doesn'tbelievein the holyestateofmarriage.
- Theareais a holysitefor manyMuslims.
Religious concepts: holiness
- beatitude
- blessed
- bread
- hallowed
- holiness
- karma
- man cannot live by bread aloneidiom
- martyrdom
- messianic
- numinous
- otherworldly
- piety
- sacredness
- sacrilegiously
- sacrosanct
- sainted
- sainthood
- spiritually
- visitation
- worldliness