Webster's English Dictionary

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holy

ho.ly \'ho--le-\ aj [ME, fr. OE ha-lig; akin to OE ha-l whole - more at 
   WHOL]E 1: set apart to the service of God or a god : SACRED {the ~R 
   priesthood} 2a: characterized by perfection and transcendence : commanding 
   absolute  adoration and reverence {the ~ Lord God Almighty} 2b: spiritually 
   pure : GODLY  3a: evoking or meriting veneration or awe {the ~ cross}  3b: 
   being awesome, frightening, or beyond belief {a ~ terror}  4: filled with 
   superhuman and potentially fatal power