Definitions for holies

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holies ho·ly

Spelling: [hoh-lee]

IPA: /ˈhoʊ li/

Holies is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 103 anagrams from letters in holies (ehilos).

Definitions for holies

noun

1. a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.

adjective

1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated:
2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion:
3. saintly; godly; pious; devout:
4. having a spiritually pure quality:
5. entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred:
6. religious:
7. inspiring fear, awe, or grave distress:

Origin of holies

before 900; Middle English holi, Old English hālig, variant of hāleg, equivalent to hāl whole + -eg -y¹; cognate with Dutch, German

Examples for holies

Or I might compare them to cherubs, haunting that holy place.

But the holy Laws no longer needed the safe shelter of a royal shrine.

Israelis often are amused and appalled by the crazies attracted to the holy Land, and not only for religious reasons.

We should remember that holy men have always possessed good noses for wine.

And he was indicted in Israel last week on charges he plotted to blow up sites holy to Islam.

He was, to the eyes of men, studious and holy as an anchorite.

Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.

Give me the holy Water, Nora, there's a small sup still on the dresser.

The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.

In this holy atmosphere we paused for a moment in silent reverence.