holy
A thing that is extremely holyA thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
» I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
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1 senses(archaic)A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
святы́няsvjatýnja
- a sacred place of pilgrimage
Examples
187 sentencesI don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
Nothing is holy.
Немає нічого святого. — deniko
ruНичто не свято. — corvard
deNichts ist heilig. — Esperantostern
What he says is holy truth.
ruТо, что он говорит, святая правда. — marafon
She is a kind and holy woman.
Today is a holy day for us.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ali, aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ,From Middle English ali, aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ, holy, hooly, oli, oly, wholy, woly, from Old English hāleġ, hāliġ (“holy, sacred; healthy, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy; whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“intact, whole; complete; hale, healthy, sound”), equivalent to whole + -y and a doublet of later wholly.
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