holy

About 38.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

   I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.

2. adjective Revered in a religion.

   This tree is considered holy in my culture.

3. adjective Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.

   My grandmother is a very holy woman.

4. adjective Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
5. adjective Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.
6. adjective Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

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

7. interjection An expression of astonishment and awe.
8. noun A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.

Similar words

hallowed sanctified sacred blessed sanctum beatified consecrated holy place devout pious

Often followed by

spirit ghost land see and roman scriptures scripture city trinity

Word family

holier holiest holily