holy
Meanings
Plural: holies
Noun
- a sacred place of pilgrimage
- A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
Adjective
- belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
Adj
- Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- Revered in a religion.
- Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
- Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).
- Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.
- Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
Intj
- An expression of astonishment and awe.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English holi, hali, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”), equivalent to whole + -y and a doublet of later wholly.
Cognate with Scots haly (“holy”), West Frisian hillich (“holy”), Low German hillig (“holy”), Dutch heilig (“holy”), German heilig (“holy”), Danish hellig (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at whole.
Synonyms
faultless, flawless, godly, holy place, holy shit, perfect, reserved, sacred, sanctified, sanctum, special
Antonyms
antonym(s) of “set apart, damaged, dedicated for a specific purpose”, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect, profane, secular, unholy, worldly
Scrabble Score: 10
holy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordholy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
holy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary