adjective. Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred.

adjective. Regarded with veneration or specified for a religious purpose.

adjective. Living or undertaken with highly moral or spiritual purpose; saintly.

adjective. Regarded as deserving special respect or reverence.

adjective. Used as an intensive.

To canonize.

Consecrated; set apart for religious use or uses; of sacred or religious character or quality: as, the holy priesthood; the holy sabbath; holy oil; holy thoughts.

Perfect in religious character and the practices of devotion; sanctified; saintly.

Exhibiting, indicating, or befitting sanctity of life; devout; righteous.

A eulogia, or piece of blessed bread.

A person who carried the holy water.

Same as morning-star (a weapon)

In hunting, the tail of a fox.

Synonyms Sacred, dedicated, sanctified. See religion.

2 and Devout, divine, immaculate, saintly.

noun. A holy man; a saint: same as hallow.

noun. plural Sacred rites; devotions.

noun. A place of worship; a sacred place.

noun. The inner or western division of the Jewish tabernacle, as distinguished from the outer part, called the holy place. The holy of holies was inclosed on three sides by the walls of the tabernacle, while on the fourth or eastern side a veil, ornamented with figures of cherubim, and suspended from four pillars of shittim-wood overlaid with gold, separated it from the holy place (Ex. xxvi. 31; xxxvi. 35). The holy of holies was a perfect cube in its dimensions, the length, breadth, and height being each ten cubits. In it stood the ark of the testament, or ark of the covenant, of shittim-wood over-laid with gold. Upon the ark was the capporeth or golden mercy-seat, the place of the divine presence (Ex. xxv. 22), and on the capporeth were two cherubim, also of gold, both facing toward its center. No one but the high priest entered the holy of holies, and he only once a year, on the Day of Atonement (Lev. xvi.). Also called the most holy place and the oracle.

noun. The sanctuary or bema of a Christian church: used especially by the Greek and other Oriental churches.

noun. Among the Nestorians, a small recess at the east end of a church, containing nothing but a cross. No one, not even the priest, is allowed to enter it.

adjective. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

adjective. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.

adjective. a league ostensibly for conserving religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia, Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England.

adjective. See Cascara sagrada.

adjective. See Eucharist.

adjective. a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented.

adjective. a title of the pope.

adjective. the third person of the Trinity; the Comforter; the Paraclete.

adjective. See Grail.

adjective. a sweet-scented grass (Hierochloa borealis and Hierochloa alpina). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also vanilla grass or Seneca grass.

adjective. Childermas day.

adjective. Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.

adjective. the Inquisition.

adjective. the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest once a year.

adjective. One separated to the service of God.

adjective. See Order.

adjective. the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed, in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.

adjective. a plant, the hemp agrimony.

adjective. the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.

adjective. same as Holy Ghost (above).

adjective. See Dove plant.

adjective. the blessed thistle. See under Thistle.

adjective. The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday.

adjective. a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places.

adjective. water which has been blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.

adjective. the stone stoup or font placed near the entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.

adjective. the week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated.

adjective. the sacred Scriptures.

adjective. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

"Rhejjub had been a great traveller in his day; had wandered over many portions of Arabia, and visited the holy city of Mecca; thus gaining the valuable privileges of a Suyud or _holy man_, which title alone was a passport and safeguard amongst even the lawless Ghilgyes and"

devout  hallowed  holy alliance  holy bread  holy city  

beatified  blessed  consecrated  hallowed  sacred  

Holy of Holies  holiest of holies  

Religion & Spirituality  

place  spot  topographic point  

Anatoli  Ollie  Paoli  Rowley  Stromboli  

glorious  pious  pure  sacred  thy  

Christlike  Christly  God-fearing  adored  all-knowing  

holier  holiest