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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The couples made their way onto the carpeted floor as Moon sprinkled Holy water onto them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

"Kids are doing their best and the Holy Spirit is doing the rest," the local pastor posted on Facebook.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

One of the most well known examples is the Holy Face of Manoppello, a religious relic preserved in Italy for centuries that is believed to have been made from sea silk.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

The Holy Trinity in my mind was “Atlanta,” “I May Destroy You” and “Fleabag.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But Uncle Jet would probably make fun of Nathan for believing in the Holy Beings.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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