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holy /ˈhəʊli/ /ˈhəʊli/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/h/hol/holy_/holy__us_1.mp3 holy(adjective)/ˈhəʊli/ /ˈhəʊli/connected with God or a particular religionOPPOSITE unholyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unholythe Holy Bibleholy books/scripturesthe holy city of MeccaIslam’s holiest shrinea holy day/montha holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)holy groundExtra ExamplesFor a believer, these words have an almost holy significance.The sacred desert site is the object of pilgrimage.The place is considered holy by the people who live there.He sprinkled her with holy water.He searched holy books, read the poets and studied human behaviour.good in a moral and religious wayOPPOSITE unholyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unholya holy life/manExtra ExamplesHe tries to live a holy life.They are good and holy people.used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.Holy cow! What was that?Word OriginOld English hālig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heilig, also to whole.

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(adjective) the holy bibleholy books/scripturesthe holy city of meccaislam’s holiest shrine Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=holy This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	holy
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ˈhəʊli/ /ˈhəʊli/
Example	the holy bible holy books/scriptures the holy city of mecca islam’s holiest shrine
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/h/hol/holy_/holy__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=holy
Content	holy (adjective)/ˈhəʊli/ /ˈhəʊli/ connected with God or a particular religion OPPOSITE unholy https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unholy the Holy Bible holy books/scriptures the holy city of Mecca Islam’s holiest shrine a holy day/month a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion) holy ground Extra Examples For a believer, these words have an almost holy significance. The sacred desert site is the object of pilgrimage. The place is considered holy by the people who live there. He sprinkled her with holy water. He searched holy books, read the poets and studied human behaviour. good in a moral and religious way OPPOSITE unholy https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unholy a holy life/man Extra Examples He tries to live a holy life. They are good and holy people. used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc. Holy cow! What was that? Word Origin Old English hālig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heilig, also to whole.
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Holy ˈhəʊli Adjective Bible Books/Scriptures City Mecca Islam’s

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