transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō-lē ]
adjective
( ho·li·er ; -est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hālig; akin to Old English hāl whole — more at whole
Date: before 12th century
1. : exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
2. : divine
for the Lord our God is holy — Psalms 99:9(Authorized Version)
3. : devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity
a holy temple
holy prophets
4.
a. : having a divine quality
holy love
b. : venerated as or as if sacred
holy scripture
a holy relic
5. — used as an intensive
this is a holy mess
he was a holy terror when he drank — Thomas Wolfe
— often used in combination as a mild oath
holy smoke
• ho·li·ly -lə-lē adverb