(holier, holiest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.
To them, as to all Tibetans, this is a ~ place.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
A ~ person is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.
ADJ
3.
see also holier-than-thou