Definitions

holy

[hoh-lee] / ˈhoʊ li /

ADJECTIVE

religious, sacred

Synonyms

STRONGEST

divine hallowed humble pure revered righteous spiritual sublime

STRONG

believing clean devotional faithful good innocent moral perfect upright

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt irreligious

STRONG

bad dishonest evil immoral imprecise impure inaccurate incomplete sinful uncertain unreliable unvirtuous vile

WEAK

depraved irreverent sacrilegious unholy unsacred wicked

Example Sentences

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A message was displayed on the big screen inside the stadium stating: "As tonight's match takes place inside the holy month of Ramadan, play has been paused briefly to allow players to break their fast."

From BBC

I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,” she wrote.

From Salon

It also came after sunrise, just as practicing Muslims began the daylong fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some said the move coincided with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, though others cited stability.

From The Wall Street Journal

The financial world is full of people and firms claiming that they have the secret, the magic key, the holy grail, that will enable you to beat the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

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