adjective (holier, holiest)
1 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with God or a particular religion:
the Holy Bible / Scriptures * holy ground * a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion) * the holy city of Mecca * Islam's holiest shrine
OPPUNHOLY
seealsoHOLYORDERS
2 good in a moral and religious way:
a holy life / man
OPPUNHOLY
3 [onlybeforenoun] (informal) used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc:
Holy cow! What was that?
seealsoHOLIER-THAN-THOU, HOLINESS
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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