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Holy in a sentence
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Holy meaning
- Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- Revered in a religion.
- Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
Synonyms of Holy
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Using Holy
- The main meaning on this page is: Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. | Revered in a religion. | Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
- Useful related words include: sacred, blessed, consecrated, place.
- Possible Dutch translations are: heilig, sacraal, gewijd.
- In the example corpus, holy often appears in combinations such as: the holy, holy spirit, holy see.
Example sentences (20)
Traditionally, this might involve the use of holy water, a crucifix, candles, incense, holy scrolls, holy swords, prayer books and – of course – the Bible.
Whether you have time for a Holy Hour, a holy 15 minutes, or even just a holy moment, consecrating your day to the Lord with a morning offering is a powerful practice.
The retreat consists of scripture based talks, Holy Eucharistic celebration, Holy hours, physical healing, inner healing, anointing with the Holy Spirit, confessions, counselling, praise and worship sessions.
And since, according to them, because only the holy God can create holy beings such as the angels, the Son and Holy Spirit must be God.
He also proclaimed the eternality of the Holy Spirit, saying that the Holy Spirit's actions were somewhat hidden in the Old Testament but much clearer since the ascension of Jesus into Heaven and the descent of the Holy Spirit at the feast of Pentecost.
Incense is also used in the home where the individual will go around the house and "cross" all of the icons saying in Greek: Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. or in English: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Matins of Holy and Great Friday The Byzantine Christian observance of Holy and Great Friday, which is formally known as The Order of Holy and Saving Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, begins on Thursday night with the Matins of the Twelve Passion Gospels.
At Holy Ascension, Settle there will be a service of Holy Communion at 7.30pm today, Thursday 18 May.
Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, ‘a la sainte terre,’ – ‘to the Holy Land’.
Holy Quran topped the heads of the visitors at the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein (A.S.) in an artistic manifestation of their commitment to the Sacred Book in face of the cases of desecration recorded recently in Sweden an other countries.
In his book, “In the School of the Holy Spirit,” Father Jacques Philippe says, “The Holy Spirit is rightly called the Consoler.
In the latest sacrilegious act against the Holy Qur'an, two men set the holy book alight at a protest outside parliament in Stockholm on Monday, according to Press TV.
Most of them are in the crypts adjacent to the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre and the Chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament.
The Black Beast of Argh appears towards the end of Monty Python and the Holy Grail after King Arthur () and his Knights of the Round Table reach the Cave of Caerbannog, which is one of the many trials they must overcome to find the Holy Grail.
Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Easter, despite a security clampdown in the holy city.
Warch an Nafiâ; Memorization of the entire Holy Quran according to the recitation chosen by the candidate and memorization of at least five Hisbs of the Holy Quran along with Psalms (Tajwid).
A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, non-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy.
He is the author of the book American Interests in the Holy Land Revealed in Early Photographs, and he is completing his next book, Secrets of World War I in the Holy Land Revealed in Early Photographs.
If late night is Deb’s holy grail, what’s Paul’s holy grail?
Instead of the holy host, the Holy Family is placed at the center of the monstrance.
Common combinations with holy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the holy 153×
- holy spirit 25×
- holy see 20×
- of holy 15×
- holy grail 14×
- holy land 13×
- holy trinity 13×
- holy cross 12×
- holy roman 11×
- at holy 9×