| 单词 | holy |
| 释义 | holy /hoh"lee/, adj., holier, holiest, n. , pl. holies. adj. 1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. 3. saintly; godly; pious; devout: a holy life. 4. having a spiritually pure quality: a holy love. 5. entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred: a holy relic. 6. religious: holy rites. 7. inspiring fear, awe, or grave distress: The director, when angry, is a holy terror. n. 8. a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary. [bef. 900; ME holi, OE halig, var. of HALEG, equiv. to hal WHOLE + -eg -Y1; c. D, G heilig, ON heilagr] Syn. 1. blessed. HOLY, SACRED, CONSECRATED, HALLOWED imply possession of a sanctity that is the object of religious veneration. HOLY refers to the divine, that which has its sanctity directly from God or is connected with Him: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Something that is SACRED, while sometimes accepted as entitled to religious veneration, may have its sanctity from human authority: a sacred oath. Something that is CONSECRATED is specially or formally dedicated to some religious use: a life consecrated to service. Something that is HALLOWED has been made holy by being worshiped: a hallowed shrine. 4. spiritual. Ant. 3, 4. corrupt, impious. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。