holy

ˈhəʊli

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#1·8h ago

to a religious purpose or a god.

I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.

Origin: From , aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ, holy, hooly, oli, oly, wholy, woly, from , hāliġ, from , from , from , from , equivalent to and a later . Cognate with , haly, , holy, , , , , , haliky, hȧlikjy, hǡliḱ, , , , , helgur, , heilag’u, , ; also , caelus, caelum, coelus, coelum, , , , , , , , ци̏јел, ци̏о, cȅo, cȉjel, cȉo, , . More at whole. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

in a religion.

... where he and Basil read together poems and philosophies, and holier things, or talked low and misopogonistcally of their fellow-student Julian’s bearded boding smile were his happiest days.

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#3·8h ago

perfect or flawless, or nearly so.

The growing sense that more and more religious Jews are now worshiping openly at the holy site was given support by a report over the weekend on Israel’s Channel 12, which broadcast footage of Jewish prayer sessions and Torah lessons it …

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