HOLY Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word holy. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| sacred | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • concerned with religion or religious purposes adjective satellite • worthy of respect or dedication • made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use • worthy of religious veneration • (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person | ||||||
| sanctified | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | ||||||
| blessed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) adjective satellite • worthy of worship • expletives used informally as intensifiers • Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration • enjoying the bliss of heaven • characterized by happiness and good fortune | ||||||
| consecrated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose adjective satellite • made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | ||||||
| divine | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God adjective satellite • emanating from God • resulting from divine providence • being or having the nature of a god • devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity • appropriate to or befitting a god • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods verb • perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers • search by divining, as if with a rod | ||||||
| godly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing great reverence for god • emanating from God | ||||||
| hallowed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • worthy of religious veneration | ||||||
| pious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity | ||||||
| revered | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • profoundly honored | ||||||
| saintly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint | ||||||
| spiritual | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States adjective satellite • concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church • concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul • lacking material body or form or substance • resembling or characteristic of a phantom | ||||||
| faultless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • without fault or error | ||||||
| flawless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • without a flaw | ||||||
| perfect | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) adjective satellite • without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers • precisely accurate or exact verb • make perfect or complete | ||||||
| reserved | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • set aside for the use of a particular person or party • marked by self-restraint and reticence | ||||||
| sanctum | nounn | |||||
noun • a place of inviolable privacy • a sacred place of pilgrimage | ||||||
| special | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising • a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant • a television production that features a particular person or work or topic adjective satellite • unique or specific to a person or thing or category • for a special service or occasion • surpassing what is common or usual or expected • adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose • having a specific function or scope • first and most important • added to a regular schedule | ||||||
| holy place | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a sacred place of pilgrimage | ||||||