Definizione monolingua

holy

holy (plural holies)

1. (archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
   • Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art (1882) p. 146:

     The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.

holy (comparative holier, superlative holiest)

1. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
2. Revered in a religion.
3. Perfect or flawless.
4. Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).
5. Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.
6. (slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

   Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!

Definizione dizionario holy

	sacro
	dedicated to a religious purpose
	Consacrato ad una divinità e oggetto di culto.

	santo
	revered in a religion

	immacolato
	flawless

pio

san

santa

Altri significati:

(archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.

slang intensifier

holy thing

(slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.

Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

Revered in a religion.

dedicated for a specific purpose

Perfect or flawless.