of, relating to, or associated with God or a deity; sacred
2.
endowed or invested with extreme purity or sublimity
3.
devout, godly, or virtuous
4. holier-than-thou
5. holy terror
nounWord forms: plural-lies
6. the holy
Word origin
Old English hālig, hǣlig; related to Old Saxon hēlag, Gothic hailags, German heilig; see hallow
Examples of 'holies' in a sentence
holies
Under normal circumstances the office was the holy of holies.
Sue Welfare FALLEN WOMEN (2002)
There was a typewriter and an appointments diary and a telephone through to the holy of holies itself.
Brierley, David SNOWLINE (2002)
It is the holy of holies of your body.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I'm not convinced that they can handle staring down the origins of life in the holiest of holies.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were old holies, weren't they?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The square is considered the national 'holy of holies' and by law may not be altered.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Deputies questioned the holiest of holies, exorcising the ghost of the evil system, hammering stake after stake through its heart.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
All related terms of 'holies'
holier
of, relating to, or associated with God or a deity ; sacred
holy
If you describe something as holy , you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion .
Holy Moley!
an exclamation indicating surprise or astonishment
holy of holies
A holy of holies is a place that is so sacred that only particular people are allowed to enter ; often used in informal English to refer humorously to a place where only a few special people can go .
the holy of holies
something that people think is the most special or important thing of its kind