| English > English | |
| holiest | |
| 1. adj. superlative form of holy: most holy; most sacred. |  |
| 2. adj. superlative form of holey: most holey; most full of holes. |  |
| holy | |
| 1. adj. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |  |
| I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas. |  |
| 2. adj. Revered in a religion. |  |
| 3. adj. Perfect or flawless. |  |
| 4. adj. Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else). |  |
| 5. adj. Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person. |  |
| 6. adj. (slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections. |  |
| Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race! |  |
| Those children next door are holy terrors! |  |
| 7. n. (archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies. |  |