Thesaurus
holy
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of HOLY
1
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue <the holy monk spent many hours on his knees in prayer>
Related Words ascetic (also ascetical), prayerful, reverent, reverential, spiritual, worshipful; pietistic, religiose; beatified, blessed (also blest), canonized, venerable; angelic (or angelical), cherubic; chaste, moral, pure, righteous, upright, virtuous
Near Antonyms blasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profanatory, profane, sacrilegious; nonreligious, secular, unspiritual, worldly; backsliding, unfaithful; black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, sinful, sinning, unrighteous, wicked
2
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God <the Torah contains the holy writings of Judaism>
Synonyms blessed (also blest), consecrate, consecrated, hallowed, sacral, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified
Related Words adored, enshrined, glorified, revered, venerated, worshipped (also worshiped); ceremonial, liturgical, priestly, religious, ritual, sacramental, spiritual; biblical, scriptural
3
of, relating to, or being God <the Holy Trinity>
Related Words eternal, everlasting, immortal; all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent, omniscient, supreme
4
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with <the hour every Saturday she listens to her radio program is holy and you'd better not make her miss it>
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