- specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man.
- saintly; godly; pious; devout: a holy life.
- having a spiritually pure quality: a holy love.
- entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred: a holy relic.
- religious (def. 1): holy rites.
- inspiring fear, awe, or grave distress: The director, when angry, is a holy terror.
- (used in certain interjections to express surprise, bewilderment, or wonder, as in holy cow and holy smoke.)
- a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- of, relating to, or associated with God or a deity; sacred
- endowed or invested with extreme purity or sublimity
- devout, godly, or virtuous
- offensively sanctimonious or self-righteous
- holy terror
- a difficult or frightening person
- a person who is an active gambler, womanizer, etc
- a sacred place
- persons or things invested with holiness
