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divinity
English
Etymology
From Old French divinité, from Latin divinitas
Morphologically divine +? -ity
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??v?n?ti/
Noun
divinity (countable and uncountable, plural divinities)
- (uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]
- (countable) Synonym of deity.
- A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
- (uncountable) The study of religion or religions.
- A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
Synonyms
- (property of being divine): deity, godhead, godhood, godliness, godship
- (deity): See Thesaurus:god
- (study): godlore, theology
Derived terms
Related terms
See Related terms for divine
Translations
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holy
English
Alternative forms
- holie, hooly (archaic)
- Holy (when referring to someone or something important)
- 'oly (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English holi, hali, from Old English h?li?, h?le? (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh?ilus (“healthy, whole”), equivalent to whole +? -y. Cognate with Scots haly (“holy”), West Frisian hillich (“holy”), Low German hillig (“holy”), Dutch heilig (“holy”), German heilig (“holy”), Danish hellig (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at whole.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??li/
- (US) enPR: h??l?, IPA(key): /?ho?li/
- Rhymes: -??li
- Homophones: holey, wholly
Adjective
holy (comparative holier, superlative holiest)
- Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.
- Revered in a religion.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.
- Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).
- Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.
- (slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
- Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!
- Those children next door are holy terrors!
Synonyms
- (dedicated to a religious purpose or a god): sacred
- (revered in a religion): sacred
- (perfect, flawless): faultless, flawless, perfect
- (separated or set apart from something): sanctified
- (set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose): reserved, special
Antonyms
- (revered in a religion): profane, secular, unholy, worldly
- (perfect, flawless): damaged, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect
- (set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose): common
Derived terms
Related terms
- hallow
- hallowed
Translations
Noun
holy (plural holies)
- (archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
- 1882, Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art, p. 146:
- The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.
- 1882, Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art, p. 146:
Derived terms
- holiest of holies
- Holy of Holies
Translations
Anagrams
- hylo-
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English h?li?, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz; equivalent to hool +? -y.
Alternative forms
- hooly, holi, hooli, holye, holie, holly, hoolly, holli, hoolli, oly, oli, wholy, woly, hole, hali, haly, hayly, aly, ali, hale, hely, heli, holi?, holi?e, holia, halge, halege, hal?e, hall?he, hali?, hali?e, halie
Adjective
holy (plural and weak singular holye, comparative holyere, superlative holyest)
- Dedicated to or separated for a religious purpose; sacred, consecrated.
- Characterized by virtue or perfection.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: holy
- Scots: haly, halie
- Yola: holly
Noun
holy (plural holies)
- The state of being holy; holiness.
- One who is sanctified or made holy; a saint, hallow
- A sacred place; a sanctuary
Derived terms
- alle goddis holy
- holy of holies
Descendants
- holy
References
- “holi, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.
- “holi, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.
Etymology 2
From hol +? -y
Alternative forms
- holi, holly, holli
Adjective
holy
- Full of holes or cavities; porous, spongy; hollow.
Derived terms
- holinesse
Descendants
- English: holey
References
- “holi, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.
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