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1 ♦ holy
♦ 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. -
2 sacred
['seɪkrɪd]to hold sth. sacred — considerare qcs. sacro
is nothing sacred? — scherz. non c'è più religione!
"sacred to the memory of" — "dedicato alla memoria di"
* * *sacred /ˈseɪkrɪd/a.1 sacro; santo; inviolabile; solenne; venerato: a sacred place, un luogo sacro; sacred history [music], storia [musica] sacra; a sacred right, un diritto inviolabile; a sacred memory, una memoria venerata● a sacred cow, (relig.) una vacca sacra; (fig., spreg.) un dogma intoccabilesacredly avv.* * *['seɪkrɪd]to hold sth. sacred — considerare qcs. sacro
is nothing sacred? — scherz. non c'è più religione!
"sacred to the memory of" — "dedicato alla memoria di"
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Holy cow — or sacred cow may refer to: * Holy cow, an exclamation of surprise * Cattle in religion, particularly the sacredness of cows in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Ancient Egyptian religion * Sacred cow, an idiom used to identify a person, institution … Wikipedia
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Holy cow! — exclam. Wow! □ Holy cow! A red one! □ Give me a chance! Holy cow, don’t rush me! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
holy cow — that is exciting, geez, gosh, wow Holy cow! That car just about crashed into us! … English idioms
holy cow — used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger Holy cow! There are over one hundred people standing in front of our house … Idioms and examples
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holy cow — interjection An exclamation of surprise or astonishment Syn: holy mackerel, holy Moses, holy moley, holy smoke … Wiktionary
holy cow — See *sacred cow … Auditor's dictionary
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