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 Saudi defence ministry posted a video on social media last week showing air defence batteries on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca, which is in the country's west.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Throughout the holy city, Iranian flags can be seen printed on white pilgrims' garments, cloaks, bags and buses.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"The air defence forces are responsible for protecting the skies over the holy sites and dealing with all aerial threats, ensuring the safety and peace of mind of the guests," the post said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Its octagonal shape is a riff on AP’s Royal Oak, a holy grail watch among collectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"It's the first verse from the holy Koran. You do know that it is our holy book?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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