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holy

 
/ˈhəʊli/ adj (holier, holiest)

Definition

relating to a religion or a god: the holy city of Jerusalem
very religious or pure: a holy man
(Definition of holy adj from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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