holy
Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
Adjective 4 meanings
Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
“I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.”
Revered in a religion.
“This tree is considered holy in my culture.”
Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
“My grandmother is a very holy woman.”
Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).
Etymology
From Middle English ali, aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ, holy, hooly, oli, oly, wholy, woly, from Old English hāleġ, hāliġ (“holy, sacred; healthy, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy; whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“intact, whole; complete; hale, healthy, sound”), equivalent to whole + -y and a doublet of later wholly.
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HOLY at a glance
HOLY has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,354 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with holy
All rhymes- MONOPOLY15
- POLY9
- MELANCHOLY20
- UNHOLY12
- MOLY9
- WOOLY11
- DUOPOLY13
- OLIGOPOLY15
- COOLY10
- ANTIMONOPOLY19
- DOOLY9
- HOOLY11
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