Holy+of+Holies

  • 51Holy-water stoup — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52holy — /hoh lee/, adj., holier, holiest, n., pl. holies. adj. 1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. 3.… …

    Universalium

  • 53holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 54Holy Guardian Angel — The term Holy Guardian Angel was possibly coined either by Abraham of Würzburg, a French Cabalist who wrote a book on ceremonial magick during the 15th century or Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, the founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden… …

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  • 55holy — 1. adjective /ˈhəʊli,ˈhoʊli/ a) Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race! b) Revered in a religion. Syn: sacred, faul …

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  • 56holies — noun Used almost exclusively in . 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… …

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  • 57Holy place —    One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17 25; Heb. 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminated by the golden candlestick, as it had no opening to admit the light. It… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 58holy place — Part of Solomon s Temple, also called the ‘nave’ (1 Kgs. 7:50, NRSV) and adjacent to the innermost chamber called the ‘Holy of Holies’ or ‘inner sanctuary’ (NRSV, REB). In the holy place were an altar for incense, ten golden lampstands, and a… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 59holy — [hō′lē] adj. holier, holiest [ME holie < OE halig (akin to Ger heilig) < base of OE hal, sound, happy, WHOLE: first used in OE as transl. of L sacer, sanctus, in the Vulg.] [often H ] 1. dedicated to religious use; belonging to or coming… …

    English World dictionary

  • 60holy — /ˈhoʊli / (say hohlee) adjective (holier, holiest) 1. specially recognised as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: a holy day. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of a deity or religion: a holy person. 3. saintly or… …