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Pronunciation spelling of holy. [Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.]
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A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.
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A Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a sick or dying person with oil and prays for his salvation. It was previously known as extreme unction and the last rites.
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To make sacred or apostolic.
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(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
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A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
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(transitive) To make a saint of.
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To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
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(by extension) Having a newly won zeal for some activity.
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(transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
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Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
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(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
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Made divine, made holy.
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(transitive) To bless or consecrate in memory of Christ; To prepare as the Eucharist.
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A kind of medieval reliquary or shrine containing the sacred effigies and relics of a saint.
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Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
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Holy (especially when capitalized) .
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(archaic) Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.
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Alternative form of halidom [(obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.]
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Obsolete spelling of hallowed [Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.]
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The state or condition of being a hallow or saint; sainthood.
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Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
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In a hallowed, sacred, or solemn manner; sacredly; solemnly.
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the quality or state of being hallowed
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One who hallows or makes holy.
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(historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
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The ability to recognize or understand sacred, holy or blessed items, people, etc.
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A consecrated place, especially a temple.
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Obsolete form of halidom. [(obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.]
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Archaic spelling of holy. [Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.]
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The state or condition of being holy.
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Obsolete spelling of holiness [The state or condition of being holy.]
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Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
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(informal, humorous) One's private retreat, inner sanctum.
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A war that is entirely, primarily, or ostensibly religious in motivation; a war over religion.
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Alternative form of Holiness [(countable) Used in connection with His or Your to address the pope.]
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Obsolete spelling of holiness [The state or condition of being holy.]
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(historical, Roman antiquity) Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.
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sanctum sanctorum, Holy of Holies
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The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
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A special kind of abbreviated holy name found in early Christian manuscripts.
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(by extension, of people) A state of or reputation for holiness.
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An image of a person with the hands raised in prayer.
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(by extension) A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
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(offensive) sanctimonious.
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(Christianity) Sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance.
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To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.
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The property of being sacral; sacredness.
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The endowment of something with sacred qualities; making sacred.
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(religion) to make sacred
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(by extension) A thing which is regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
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(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.
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sacramental nature, character or quality
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(Christianity) To administer the sacraments.
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The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration.
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(obsolete) A sacred building, or store for sacred objects; a shrine.
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(obsolete) consecrated; hallowed, sacred
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(obsolete, rare) A coronation or consecration.
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Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
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(idiomatic) Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely.
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(Christianity) The physical heart of Christ, adored with special devotion by Roman Catholics since the 18th century.
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The quality of being sacrosanct.
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The property or quality of being sacrosanct.
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(transitive, archaic) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
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(archaic) A holy object.
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Characteristic of a saint or saintliness; saintly
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Suggestive of a saint; saintlike.
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The character or quality of saints.
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The quality, state, or condition of being saintly; saintliness
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Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
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(informal, rare) Characteristic of a saint.
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(rare) Of, or related to salvation.
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(rare) giving salvation
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That can be sanctified.
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The quality of being sanctifiable.
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(slang, obsolete) Blackmail.
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Relating to sanctification.
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In a sanctified or holy manner.
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One who sanctifies (makes holy).
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(transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
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So as to sanctify or make holy.
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Speaking of holy or sacred things.
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(archaic) Holy, devout.
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affected holiness; sanctimoniousness
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(uncountable) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
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(obsolete) To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.
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The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
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The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple.
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A prayer in Christian liturgy, beginning “Holy, holy, holy …” and typically said or sung as a hymn shortly before the anaphora.
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(now rare, poetic) The Holy Grail.
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(art) A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
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The status of being a saviour.
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(Christianity) To form a sacred commitment.
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Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
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Regarded to some extent as a god.
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(Catholicism) The sacred counterparts of the seven deadly sins.
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A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
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(religion, specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
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(transitive) To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god
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A religious or ceremonial anointing.
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(Christianity, theology) Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
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Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
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A devout or zealous worshipper.
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(American spelling) Alternative form of worshipper [A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.]
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