specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated

holy ground.

dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion

a holy man.

saintly; godly; pious; devout

a holy life.

having a spiritually pure quality

a holy love.

entitled to worship or veneration as or as if sacred

a holy relic.

religious

holy rites.

inspiring fear, awe, or grave distress

The director, when angry, is a holy terror.

a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.

adjective

depraved , evil , immoral , irreligious , irreverent , sacrilegious , sinful , unholy , unsacred , vile , wicked

adjective

angelic , believing , blessed , chaste , clean , consecrated , dedicated , devoted , devotional , devout , divine , faithful , faultless , glorified , god-fearing , godlike , godly , good , hallowed , humble , immaculate , innocent , just , moral , perfect , pietistic , pious , prayerful , pure , revered , reverent , righteous , sacrosanct , sainted , saintlike , saintly , sanctified , seraphic , spiritual , spotless , sublime , uncorrupt , undefiled , untainted , unworldly , upright , venerable , venerated , virtuousnotes:holey means having holes; holy means sacred or belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; wholly means totally , completely , or entirely , deific , heavenly , religious , sacred , pietistical , blissful , guileless , inviolable , religiose , sacral , sanctimonious , sanctuary , unctuous