Definition of Holy

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Definition of Holy

Holy

Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.

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Holy Quotations

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Buddha

Never lose a holy curiosity.
Albert Einstein

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Mohandas Gandhi

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.
Plato

I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.
Martin Luther

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.
Voltaire

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
Saint Augustine

For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.
William Blake

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.
Charles Spurgeon

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Holy Translations

holy in Dutch is gewijd, heilig, sacraal, geheiligd
holy in German is heilig
holy in Italian is santo
holy in Latin is pius, sanctus, pia pium
holy in Norwegian is hellig
holy in Swedish is helig

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