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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"For more than twenty years, a high-pulse-energy femtosecond laser on chip was widely regarded as a holy grail of integrated photonics," says Kippenberg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

He said he is so honest, “I practically sweat holy water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

On land once ravaged by famine, holy wells and fairy rings retain their power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

A.I. has been a key motif of Leo’s nascent papacy, from early speeches to advisory groups to the reception of tech execs who’ve approached the holy man on their own.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The minister blessed the grave and then sprinkled it with holy water.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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