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adjective (holier; -est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English halig; akin to Old English hal whole — more at whole Date: before 12th century 1. exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness 2. divine for the Lord our God is ~ — Psalms 99:9(Authorized Version) 3. devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity a ~ temple ~ prophets 4. a. having a divine quality ~ love b. venerated as or as if sacred ~ scripture a ~ relic 5. — used as an intensive this is a ~ mess he was a ~ terror when he drank — Thomas Wolfe — often used in combination as a mild oath ~ smoke • holily adverb
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adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy smoke!). Phrases and idioms holier-than-thou colloq. self-righteous. Holy City 1 a city held sacred by the adherents of a religion, esp. Jerusalem. 2 Heaven. Holy Communion see COMMUNION. Holy Cross Day the festival of the Exaltation of the Cross, 14 Sept. holy day a religious festival. Holy Family the young Jesus with his mother and St Joseph (often with St John the Baptist, St Anne, etc.) as grouped in pictures etc. Holy Father the Pope. Holy Ghost = Holy Spirit. Holy Grail see GRAIL. holy Joe orig. Naut. sl. 1 a clergyman. 2 a pious person. Holy Land 1 W. Palestine, esp. Judaea. 2 a region similarly revered in non-Christian religions. Holy Name RC Ch. the name of Jesus as an object of formal devotion. Holy Office the Inquisition. holy of holies 1 the inner chamber of the sanctuary in the Jewish temple, separated by a veil from the outer chamber. 2 an innermost shrine. 3 a thing regarded as most sacred. holy orders see ORDER. holy place 1 (in pl.) places to which religious pilgrimage is made. 2 the outer chamber of the sanctuary in the Jewish temple. holy roller sl. a member of a religious group characterized by frenzied excitement or trances. Holy Roman Empire see ROMAN. Holy Rood Day 1 the festival of the Invention of the Cross, 3 May. 2 = Holy Cross Day. Holy Sacrament see SACRAMENT. Holy Saturday Saturday in Holy Week. Holy Scripture the Bible. Holy See the papacy or the papal court. Holy Spirit the Third Person of the Trinity, God as spiritually acting. holy terror see TERROR. Holy Thursday 1 Anglican Ch. Ascension Day. 2 RC Ch. Maundy Thursday. Holy Trinity see TRINITY. holy war a war waged in support of a religious cause. holy water water dedicated to holy uses, or blessed by a priest. Holy Week the week before Easter. Holy Writ holy writings collectively, esp. the...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. святыня 2. святилище holy of holies —- святая святых father's study was always considered the holy of holies by the children —- в глазах детей кабинет отца всегда был святая святых 3. (H.) господь, всевышний 4. (часто H.) святой; священный; святейший holy bread —- церк. просвира. просфора holy water —- святая вода holy ground —- освященная земля holy oil —- церк. миро, святой елей holy well —- чудотворный источник H. City —- Священный город (Иерусалим. Рим и т. п.) H. Land —- святая земля (Палестина) H. Cross —- церк. крест господень; животворящее древо H. Cross day —- церк. воздвиженье (честнаго креста) (праздник) H. Rood, holy rood —- крест господень; крест, распятие (особ. в церкви) H. Rood day —- уст. церк. воздвиженье (честнаго креста) (праздник) H. Communion (Table) —- церк. святое причастие holy table —- престол (в алтаре) holy day —- церковный праздник holy doors —- царские врата (в иконостасе) H. Family —- рел. святое семейство H. Trinity —- рел. святая троица (Most) H. Father —- его святейшество (римский папа) H. Mother —- мадонна; богоматерь, богородица H. Ghost(Spirit) —- святой дух H. Lamb —- рел. агнец божий H. Grail —- см. H. Office —- ист. святая палата (официальное название инквизиции) H. Inquisition —- ист. святая инквизиция H. Passion —- страсти господни holy place —- святилище holy places —- святые...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Father папа римский HOLY Writ священное писание (библия) HOLY Week страстная неделя HOLY adj. священный, святой; праведный - Holy Week - Holy Writ - Holy Father - Holy Ghost - Holy Spirit Syn: see sacred HOLY Office noun hist. святая палата (официальное название инквизиции) HOLY Spirit Святой Дух HOLY Ghost Святой Дух ...Англо-русский словарь
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(holier, holiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you describe something as holy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion. To them, as to all Tibetans, this is a holy place. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A holy person is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life. ADJ 3. see also holier-than-thou ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 connected with God and religion; sacred (the holy city of Benares | anointed with holy water) 2 very religious (a holy man) 3 holy cow/cats/shit/mackerel etc spoken especially AmE used to express surprise, admiration, or fear 4 a holy terror informal a child who causes trouble (- see also take (holy) orders order1 (20)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. halig "holy," from P.Gmc. *khailagas. Adopted at conversion for L. sanctus. Primary meaning may have been "that must be preserved whole or intact, that cannot be transgressed or violated," which would connect it with O.E. hal (see whole). Holy smoke (1889), holy mackerel (1903), etc., all euphemisms for holy Christ. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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