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holy

/ˈhəʊli/HOH-lee
/ˈhoʊli/HOH-lee

Meaningwhole, perfect

Common meaning: sacred

Other meanings: set apart for God

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhālig‘holy’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishholisource
  3. Englishholy‘sacred’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hālig ‘sacred’.

Roots

  • hālig Old English “sacred”

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