holy

holy
adjective
heilig; fromm [Zweck]

holy saints — Heilige

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['həuli]
adjective
1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) heilig
2) (good; pure; following the rules of religion: a holy life.) heilig
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- academic.ru/35221/holiness">holiness
- the Holy Father
- Holy Thursday
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holy
[ˈhəʊli, AM ˈhoʊli]
adj
1. (sacred) heilig
\holy scriptures heilige Schriften
2. (devout) gottesfürchtig
3. (fig fam: great)
to have a \holy fear of sth furchtbare Angst vor etw dat haben
to be a \holy terror ein furchtbarer Plagegeist sein
4.
▶ \holy cow [or mackerel] [or smoke] [or (fam!) shit]! du heilige Scheiße! derb, du liebe Scheiße! ÖSTERR derb
▶ to swear by all that is \holy that ... bei allem schwören, was einem heilig ist, dass ...
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['həʊlɪ]
1. adj
1) (REL) heilig; oil, bread, ground geweiht
2)

holy cow or mackerel! (inf) — (ach du) heiliger Strohsack or Bimbam! (inf)

holy smoke! (inf) — großer Gott! (inf)

holy shit! (sl) — du liebe Scheiße! (inf)

holy terror — Nervensäge f (inf), Landplage f (hum)

2. n

the Holy of Holies (lit) — das Allerheiligste; (fig) ein Heiligtum nt

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holy [ˈhəʊlı]
A adj
1. heilig, (Hostie etc) geweiht:
holy cow (oder mackerel, smoke)! umg heiliger Strohsack oder Bimbam!; → see2 1
2. fromm
3. tugendhaft, gottgefällig
B s the holy of holies REL, HIST das Allerheiligste (a. fig)
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adjective
heilig; fromm [Zweck]

holy saints — Heilige

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adj.
heilig adj.

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