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Synonyms & Antonyms for holy
Synonyms
devout, godly, pious, religious, sainted, saintly
Antonyms
antireligious, faithless, godless, impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy
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A parchment scroll of the first five books of the Bible handwritten in Hebrew, the Torah is Judaism’s holiest book, according to Rabbi David Begoun, who founded the organization along with his wife, Ali Begoun. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "L'Chaim Center in Deerfield to celebrate new Torah," 21 Aug. 2017 Recitation has a rhythm as holy as gospel, the rich boom of Teacher Lee calling and the chorus of students in answer. — Longreads, "And How Much of These Hills Is Gold," 3 Aug. 2017 But even more worrying for Naseer is the lack of a quality Islamic seminary to school his son in Islam’s holy book. — Washington Post, "Officials: Young Afghans trafficked to study under Taliban," 31 July 2017 Israeli authorities quickly announced that one of them had attacked the embassy guard, a description that seemed to hint at premeditated violence, especially given the violence that had been building over a holy site in nearby Jerusalem for weeks. — Alice Su, The Atlantic, "The Anger in Jordan's Streets," 28 July 2017 Two Israeli policemen were shot and killed near a holy site in Jerusalem. — Ella Ceron, Teen Vogue, "Trump's Private Lawyer Threatened Someone in an Email," 14 July 2017 For locations, visit farmerboys.com Holy Matcha owner Geraldine Ridaura has debuted a new soft-serve creation. — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "National Ice Cream Month: Every day's a sundae in July," 5 July 2017 There is a spirit of hate permeating the air — hate toward people who look different from you, who worship in a different holy house from yours. — Bea L. Hines, miamiherald, "July Fourth reminds us that it’s time to be more civil to each other," 3 July 2017 In his report, Long had a printout of a passage from an Islamic holy book that referenced seeking forgiveness and a prayer passage that indicates repeating the prayer and dying on the same day guarantees the person will go to paradise. — Glenn E. Rice, kansascity.com, "New video shows Kansas Citian Gavin Long’s ambush and slaying of Baton Rouge officers," 1 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'holy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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