英:['həʊlɪlɪ]
美:['hoʊlɪlɪ]
英:['həʊlɪlɪ]
美:['hoʊlɪlɪ]
ho·li·ly
ho lih li
adjective
exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
divine
for the Lord our God is holy—Psalms 99:9 (King James Version)
devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity holy prophets
a holy temple
having a divine quality
holy love
venerated as or as if sacred a holy relic
holy scripture
—used as an intensivehe was a holy terror when he drank—Thomas Wolfe —often used in combination as a mild oathholy smoke
this is a holy mess
约于1200年,源自 holy(形容词)和 -ly(2)。
Middle English, from Old English hālig; akin to Old English hāl whole — more at whole
The first known use of holy was before the 12th century
Holy Writnoun
bible sense 1
Holy Weeknoun
the week before Easter
holy waternoun
water blessed by a priest and used to purify
Holy Spiritnoun
the third person of the Christian Trinity
Holy Grailnoun
the cup or platter which according to legend was used by Christ and was sought after by knights during the Middle Ages
Holy Ghostnoun
holy spirit
holy daynoun
a day set aside for special religious observance
holyadjective
worthy of complete devotion and trust
divine
set apart to the service of God or a god : sacred
respected as sacred
complete, utter—used in combination as a mild oathholy cow
he is a holy terror
1 a holy relic worn by one of the saints
2 the holy monk spent many hours on his knees in prayer
3 Historians also identified a carving of a wine chalice with a cross that may have been a representation of Christian holy communion.
4 There are beloved products, and then there are holy grails.