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Another word for holy

holy Synonyms

holy

modif.

Divine
sacred, divine, consecrated; see divine 2.
Sinless
devout, pious, blessed, righteous, moral, just, good, angelic, godly, venerable, immaculate, pure, spotless, clean, blameless, humble, saintly, guileless, innocent, godlike, saintlike, perfect, faultless, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, chaste, upright, virtuous, incorrupt, revered, dedicated to the service of God, sainted, heaven-sent, believing, heavenly minded, profoundly good, sanctified, inviolable, devotional, reverent, pietistic, spiritual, unstained, unworldly, pure in heart, zealous, seraphic, dedicated, rightminded, unspotted; see also faithful, religious 2.
Antonyms evil, wicked*, sinful.
Associated with a deity, especially with Christ; often capitalized
Apostolic, Almighty, Omnipotent, True, Good, Eternal, Infinite, Blessed, Merciful. See syn. study at divine.divine.

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Another word for holy

adjective

Of, from, like, or being a god or God:
deific, divine, godlike, godly, heavenly. See religion
In the service or worship of God or a god:
divine, religious, sacred. See religion
Regarded with particular reverence or respect:
blessed, hallowed, sacred, sacrosanct. See religion, respect
Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion:
devotional, devout, godly, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious, saintly. See religion

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Is this a holy place?
May God keep you in His holy and mighty care.
To endow the universal substance with moral attributes, to maintain that it is more than the metaphysical ground of everything, to say it is the perfect realization of the holy, the beautiful and the good, can only have a meaning for him who feels within himself what real not imaginary values are clothed in those expressions.
Several conventions guarantee the free communication of the bishops, clergy and laity with the Holy See; and this admits of the publication and execution of apostolic letters in matters spiritual.
This was the Holy Grail for a spy!

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