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♦ holy /ˈhəʊlɪ/a.1 santo; sacro; consacrato; benedetto; venerando: (relig.) the Holy Ghost (o Spirit) lo Spirito Santo; (relig.) the Holy Scripture (o Scriptures) le Sacre Scritture2 santo; devoto, pio; religioso3 (fam.) sacro; vero: Her son is a holy terror, suo figlio è una vera peste (o un bambino pestifero)● (stor.) the Holy Alliance, la Santa Alleanza □ (fam., per esprimere sorpresa, paura, ecc.) holy cow (o smoke, mackerel)!, (giusto o santo) cielo! □ holy day, festa religiosa □ (relig.) Holy Family, Sacra Famiglia □ (relig. cattolica) the Holy Father, il Santo Padre ( il Papa) □ Holy Joe, (fam.) prete; ( anche) bacchettone, bigotto; ( gergo mil.) cappellano militare □ the Holy Land, la Terra Santa □ the holy of holies, il sancta sanctorum ( anche fig.) □ (stor.) the Holy Office, il Sant'Uffizio □ (relig.) the Holy Rood, la Santa Croce □ the Holy See, la Santa Sede □ holy war, guerra santa; crociata □ (relig.) holy water, acqua santa □ (relig.) Holy Week, la settimana santa □ holy Willie, bigotto; santocchio; ipocrita □ Holy Writ, (antiq.) Bibbia, Sacre Scritture; (fig.) Vangelo: You shouldn't take everything he says as Holy Writ, non dovresti prendere per Vangelo (o per oro colato) tutto ciò che dice □ (relig.) holy year, anno santo □ to live a holy life, vivere santamente □ to take holy orders, ricevere gli ordini sacri; farsi preteholilyavv.santamente; piamente.
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holy of holies — [[t]ho͟ʊli əv ho͟ʊliz[/t]] N SING A holy of holies is a place that is so sacred that only particular people are allowed to enter; often used in informal English to refer humorously to a place where only a few special people can go. ...the holy of … English dictionary
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Holy of holies — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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