holy

Definition for holy

adjective as in religious, sacred

Strongest matches

divine, hallowed, humble, pure, revered, righteous, spiritual, sublime

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believing, clean, devotional, faithful, good, innocent, moral, perfect, upright

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angelic, blessed, chaste, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devout, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, immaculate, just, messianic, pietistic, pious, prayerful, reverent, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spotless, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, venerable, venerated, virtuous

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Mr Rubio's presence was condemned by Palestinian rights groups as giving US backing to Israel's "grip of settlement" close to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy sites.

From BBC

On Sunday, Netanyahu told reporters that the US-Israel relationship was as "durable as the stones in the Western Wall" while he and Rubio made a short visit to the holy site in Jerusalem's Old City.

From BBC

He told reporters the relationship was as strong and "durable as the stones in the Western Wall", while at the holy site in Jerusalem on Sunday.

From BBC

“The gang is currently hosting anti-Muslim hate speech on its Facebook page and has previously held a pig roast ‘in defiance of’ the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.”

From Salon

The gang is currently hosting anti-Muslim hate speech on its Facebook page and has previously held a pig roast "in defiance of" the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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