Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun holy

1 sense of holy

Sense 1
holy place, sanctum, holy -- (a sacred place of pilgrimage)
       => topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet")

Antonyms of adj holy

1 sense of holy

Sense 1
holy (vs. unholy) -- (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)

unholy (vs. holy), unhallowed -- (not hallowed or consecrated)
        => profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified -- (not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled)

Similarity of adj holy

1 sense of holy

Sense 1
holy (vs. unholy) -- (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)
       => beatified, blessed -- (Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration)
       => Blessed -- (worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity")
       => consecrated, sacred, sanctified -- (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine")
       => hallowed, sacred -- (worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil")
          Also See-> consecrated#1, consecrate#1, dedicated#2; sacred#1

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