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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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Your gut biome is the holy grail of wellness, so it’s only natural us humans would want to find it, conquer it and aggressively exploit it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He said he had also reaffirmed "Israel's unwavering commitment to freedom of religion for all faiths and to upholding the status quo at the holy sites of Jerusalem".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

How did an obscure startup in Finland beat Toyota, Stellantis and the entire nation of China to the holy grail of energy storage?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Bangladesh shut universities and brought forward the Eid holidays, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to limit electricity consumption.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Helena comes through the door holding out our soup pot like it’s full of holy water.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.