holy 音标拼音: [h'oli]
a . 神圣的,圣洁的,至善的
n . 神圣的东西
神圣的,圣洁的,至善的神圣的东西
holy adj 1 :
belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power [
ant : {
unhallowed }, {
unholy }]
n 1 :
a sacred place of pilgrimage [
synonym : {
holy place }, {
sanctum },
{
holy }]
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 },
and cf . {
Halibut }, {
Halidom }, {
Hallow },
{
Hollyhock }.]
1 .
Set apart to the service or worship of God ;
hallowed ;
sacred ;
reserved from profane or common use ;
holy vessels ;
a holy priesthood . "
Holy rites and solemn feasts ."
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Spiritually whole or sound ;
of unimpaired innocence and virtue ;
free from sinful affections ;
pure in heart ;
godly ;
pious ;
irreproachable ;
guiltless ;
acceptable to God .
[
1913 Webster ]
Now through her round of holy thought The Church our annual steps has brought . --
Keble .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Holy Alliance } (
Hist .),
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 .
{
Holy bark }.
See {
Cascara sagrada }.
{
Holy Communion }.
See {
Eucharist }.
{
Holy family } (
Art ),
a picture in which the infant Christ ,
his parents ,
and others of his family are represented .
{
Holy Father },
a title of the pope .
{
Holy Ghost } (
Theol .),
the third person of the Trinity ;
the Comforter ;
the Paraclete .
{
Holy Grail }.
See {
Grail }.
{
Holy grass } (
Bot .),
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 }.
{
Holy Innocents '
day },
Childermas day .
{
Holy Land },
Palestine ,
the birthplace of Christianity .
{
Holy office },
the Inquisition .
{
Holy of holies } (
Script .),
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 .
{
Holy One }.
(
a )
The Supreme Being ; --
so called by way of emphasis . "
The Holy One of Israel ." --
Is .
xliii .
14 .
(
b )
One separated to the service of God .
{
Holy orders }.
See {
Order }.
{
Holy rood },
the cross or crucifix ,
particularly one placed ,
in churches .
over the entrance to the chancel .
{
Holy rope },
a plant ,
the hemp agrimony .
{
Holy Saturday } (
Eccl .),
the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter ;
the vigil of Easter .
{
Holy Spirit },
same as {
Holy Ghost } (
above ).
{
Holy Spirit plant }.
See {
Dove plant }.
{
Holy thistle } (
Bot .),
the blessed thistle .
See under {
Thistle }.
{
Holy Thursday }. (
Eccl .)
(
a ) (
Episcopal Ch .)
Ascension day .
(
b ) (
R .
C .
Ch .)
The Thursday in Holy Week ;
Maundy Thursday .
{
Holy war },
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 .
{
Holy water } (
Gr . &
R .
C .
Churches ),
water which has been blessed by the priest for sacred purposes .
{
Holy -
water stoup },
the stone stoup or font placed near the entrance of a church ,
as a receptacle for holy water .
{
Holy Week } (
Eccl .),
the week before Easter ,
in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated .
{
Holy writ },
the sacred Scriptures . "
Word of holy writ ."
--
Wordsworth .
[
1913 Webster ]
110 Moby Thesaurus words for "
holy ":
Christlike ,
Christly ,
God -
fearing ,
adored ,
all -
knowing ,
all -
powerful ,
all -
seeing ,
all -
wise ,
almighty ,
angelic ,
awesome ,
awful ,
blessed ,
boundless ,
celestial ,
changeless ,
chaste ,
clean ,
consecrated ,
creating ,
creative ,
deference ,
devout ,
divine ,
eternal ,
eternally the same ,
everlasting ,
faithful ,
glorified ,
glorious ,
godlike ,
godly ,
godly -
minded ,
good ,
hallowed ,
heavenly ,
highest ,
holy -
minded ,
homage ,
immaculate ,
immortal ,
immutable ,
ineffable ,
inenarrable ,
inexpressible ,
infinite ,
inviolable ,
inviolate ,
just ,
limitless ,
loving ,
luminous ,
majestic ,
making ,
merciful ,
numinous ,
obeisance ,
omnipotent ,
omnipresent ,
omniscient ,
one ,
otherworldly ,
permanent ,
perpetual ,
pietistic ,
pious ,
prayerful ,
pure ,
pure in heart ,
purehearted ,
radiant ,
religious ,
revered ,
reverence ,
reverenced ,
reverent ,
reverential ,
righteous ,
sacred ,
sacrosanct ,
saintlike ,
saintly ,
sanctified ,
seraphic ,
shaping ,
sinless ,
sovereign ,
spiritual ,
spiritual -
minded ,
spotless ,
supernal ,
supreme ,
timeless ,
ubiquitous ,
unbounded ,
unchanging ,
uncorrupted ,
undefiled ,
undefined ,
unearthly ,
unlimited ,
unspeakable ,
unsullied ,
untainted ,
untouchable ,
unutterable ,
unworldly ,
venerable ,
venerated ,
worshiped
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料: