holy

Definitions

1. A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
   archaic
2. the Pope. Heilige Vader البابا: الأب المُقَدَّس папата Santo Padre Svatý otec der Heilige Vater Paven Άγιος Πατέρας, ο Πάπας el Santo Padre Püha Isa پاپ paavi le Saint-Père הָאַפִיפיוֹר पोप papa a Szentatya, a Pápa Paus páfinn il Santo Padre ローマ教皇 교황 성하 Šventasis Tėvas Svētais tēvs Bapa Suci de Heilige Vader, pausden hellige far; paven Ojciec Święty پاپ Santo Padre Papa его святейшество Svätý otec sveti oče Sveti Otac den helige fadern, påven พระสันตะปาปา Papa 天主教教宗 Папа Римський اسقف اعظم Gi...
3. Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred.
4. Regarded with veneration or specified for a religious purpose: a holy book; a holy place.
5. Living or undertaken with highly moral or spiritual purpose; saintly: a holy person; a holy way of life.
6. Regarded as deserving special respect or reverence: The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
7. Informal Used as an intensive: raised holy hell over the mischief their children did.
   Informal
8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or associated with God or a deity; sacred
9. (Ecclesiastical Terms) endowed or invested with extreme purity or sublimity
10. (Ecclesiastical Terms) devout, godly, or virtuous
11. holier-than-thou offensively sanctimonious or self-righteous: a holier-than-thou attitude.

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Examples

“The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.”

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