| 单词 | holy |
| 释义 | holy (once / 54 pages) nadj Something that is sacred can be described as holy, like the Holy Bible. So can anything associated with God, like a holy day that is observed by attending worship ceremonies. The adjective holy comes from the Old English word hālig and is related to the German word heilig, meaning “blessed.” There is a relationship between holy and whole, and the religious sense probably developed from keeping believers spiritually whole — and pure. A place, object, or person who has been blessed can be described as holy, meaning "associated with God." WORD FAMILYholy: holier, holies, holiest, holily, holiness, unholy+/holiness: holinesses/unholy: unholier, unholiest, unholily, unholiness USAGE EXAMPLESOn Sunday, it claimed an attack by five suicide bombers in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, killing eight people and wounding nearly two dozen. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The police and hospital officials said the Sunday attack near the holy Shiite city of Najaf also wounded 22. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) After Klein graduated from Holy Cross Leo High School, he decided to attend Cedar Rapids Barber School through a classmate who chose the profession. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a sacred place of pilgrimage Syn|Hyper holy place, sanctum place, spot, topographic point a point located with respect to surface features of some region 2adj belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power Syn|Ant consecrate, consecrated, dedicated solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose beatified, blessedRoman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration Blessedworthy of worship consecrated, sacred, sanctifiedmade or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use hallowed, sacredworthy of religious veneration sacredconcerned with religion or religious purposes unhallowed, unholy not hallowed or consecrated profane, unconsecrated, unsanctifiednot holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled |
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