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Holy — Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See {Whole},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holy — bzw. Holý ist der Familienname folgender Personen: František Ondřej Holý (1747–1783), böhmischer Komponist, siehe Franz Andreas Holly Gerhard von Holy (1687–1736), deutscher Orgelbauer Jiří Holý (1922–2009), tschechischer Schauspieler Prokop Holý … Deutsch Wikipedia
Holy — студийный альбом U.D.O … Википедия
Holy — (engl., spr. hōli), heilig; Holiday (ursprünglich Holyday, spr. hollidē), Feier oder Festtag, Holidays, soviel wie Ferien … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Holy — (engl.), heilig, häufig in Zusammensetzungen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
holy — index infrangible, sacrosanct, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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.… … Universalium
holy — 01. Jerusalem is considered a [holy] city by Jews, Muslims and Christians alike. 02. The site of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is considered [holy] ground to the believers of Islam. 03. The Syrians are calling for a jihad, or [holy] war on… … Grammatical examples in English
holy — adjective (holier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hālig; akin to Old English hāl whole more at whole Date: before 12th century 1. exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness 2. divine … New Collegiate Dictionary
holy — ho|ly W3 [ˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj comparative holier superlative holiest [: Old English; Origin: halig] 1.) connected with God and religion →↑sacred ▪ the holy city of Benares 2.) very religious ▪ a holy man … Dictionary of contemporary English
holy — ho|ly [ houli ] adjective ** 1. ) important in a religion, or used in worship: SACRED: the holy book of the Sikhs the holy city of Jerusalem 2. ) respected for living a very religious life: a holy man and his followers Holy God/Jesus SPOKEN used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
