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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From the Holy See to Silicon Valley, each day brings a fresh wave of discourse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“This is a major hurdle and overcoming this barrier has been really the Holy Grail in neurology,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Victor Matheson, a sports economist at Holy Cross, called the Knicks’ Finals appearance a “perfect storm” of sky-high prices: a fixed supply and a highly wealthy set of potential local buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In March, there was an international outcry after Israeli police prevented the top Roman Catholic leader in Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a private Mass on Palm Sunday.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

He and the Holy Beings hadn’t succeeded, at least not yet.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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