What is the meaning of HOLY. Phrases containing HOLY
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Holy nail is London Cockney rhyming slang for bail.
Holy Joe is British slang for a religious man.
Holy smoke is London Cockney rhyming slang for coke.
Liar. 'e's a bit of a holy friar
 “He loves him as the Devil likes holy waterâ€; i.e. hates him mortally.
Holyfield's ear is London Cockney rhyming slang for year.
Holy Land is British slang for an area populated by Jews (originally Whitechapel in London).
Holy ghost is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub landlord (host). Holy ghost is London Cockney rhyming slang for post.Holy ghost is London Cockney rhyming slang for toast.
Holy friar is London Cockney rhyming slang for liar.
Holy water is British slang for whisky and water.Holy water is London Cockney rhyming slang for daughter.
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n.
A vessel for holding holy water.
a.
Not worldly; spiritual; holy.
v. t.
To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow.
n.
The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
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The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to individuality.
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Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacobaeus) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See Pecten, 2.
n.
The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.
superl.
Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
adv.
In a manner or degree tending to sanctify or make holy.
v. t.
To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
n.
A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.
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Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.
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One who sanctifies, or makes holy; specifically, the Holy Spirit.
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The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem.
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Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious.
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A saint or holy being.
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See Holy Grail, under Grail.
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A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus.
v. t.
To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.
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Discoursing on heavenly or holy things, or in a holy manner.
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