Holy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sacred place of pilgrimage

belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈoʊli/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌɛteəɹˈɪstɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌɛteəɹˈɪstɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sanctum holy place

Antonyms

unholy

Parts of Speech

noun	a sacred place of pilgrimage
adjective	belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

Word Forms

holiness

noun

the quality of being holy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heilig

ein heiliger Wallfahrtsort

🇫🇷French

saint

un lieu sacré de pèlerinage

🇪🇸Spanish

santo

un lugar sagrado de peregrinación

🇮🇹Italian

santo

un luogo sacro di pellegrinaggio

🇳🇱Dutch

heilig

een heilig bedevaartsoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

sagrado

um lugar sagrado de peregrinação

🇷🇺Russian

святой

священное место паломничества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पवित्र

एक पवित्र तीर्थ स्थान

🇧🇩Bengali

পবিত্র

একটি পবিত্র তীর্থস্থান

🇮🇳Tamil

புனிதமானது

ஒரு புனித யாத்திரை இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పవిత్రమైనది

పుణ్యక్షేత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

पवित्र

एक पवित्र तीर्थक्षेत्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

પવિત્ર

એક પવિત્ર યાત્રાધામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪವಿತ್ರ

ಒಂದು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಯಾತ್ರಾ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശുദ്ധമായ

ഒരു പുണ്യസ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਵਿੱਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਤੀਰਥ ਸਥਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقدس

زیارت کی ایک مقدس جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圣

朝圣的圣地

🇯🇵Japanese

聖なる

巡礼の聖地

🇰🇷Korean

거룩한

순례의 신성한 장소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thánh thiện

một nơi hành hương thiêng liêng

🇹🇭Thai

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

เป็นสถานที่แสวงบุญอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

suci

tempat ziarah yang sakral

🇵🇭Filipino

banal

isang sagradong lugar ng peregrinasyon

🇲🇾Malay

suci

tempat ziarah yang suci

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقدس

مكان مقدس للحج

🇮🇷Persian

مقدس

یک مکان مقدس برای زیارت

🇹🇷Turkish

kutsal

kutsal bir hac yeri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָדוֹשׁ

מקום עלייה לרגל קדוש

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