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adjectiveheilig; fromm [Zweck]* * *['həuli]1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) heilig•- academic.ru/35221/holiness">holiness- the Holy Father
- Holy Thursday* * *[ˈhəʊli, AM ˈhoʊli]1. (sacred) heilig\holy scriptures heilige Schriften2. (devout) gottesfürchtigto be a \holy terror ein furchtbarer Plagegeist sein4.▶ \holy cow [or mackerel] [or smoke] [or (fam!) shit]! du heilige Scheiße! derb, du liebe Scheiße! ÖSTERR derb▶ to swear by all that is \holy that... bei allem schwören, was einem heilig ist, dass...* * *['həʊlɪ]1. adj1) (REL) heilig; oil, bread, ground geweiht2)holy cow or mackerel! (inf) — (ach du) heiliger Strohsack or Bimbam! (inf)
holy smoke! (inf) — großer Gott! (inf)
holy shit! (sl) — du liebe Scheiße! (inf)
holy terror — Nervensäge f (inf), Landplage f (hum)
2. nthe Holy of Holies (lit) — das Allerheiligste; (fig) ein Heiligtum nt
* * *holy [ˈhəʊlı]A adj1. heilig, (Hostie etc) geweiht:2. fromm3. tugendhaft, gottgefällig* * *adjectiveheilig; fromm [Zweck]* * *adj.heilig adj. -
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holy cow — interjection used as an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or bewilderment * * * Slang. (used to express bewilderment, surprise, or astonishment.) [1920 25] * * * holy smoke/cow/mackerel/etc mainly american spoken … Useful english dictionary
holy cow — interjection An exclamation of surprise or astonishment Syn: holy mackerel, holy Moses, holy moley, holy smoke … Wiktionary
holy — (adj.) O.E. halig holy, consecrated, sacred, godly, from P.Gmc. *hailaga (Cf. O.N. heilagr, O.Fris. helich holy, O.S. helag, M.Du. helich, O.H.G. heilag, Ger. heilig, Goth. hailags holy ). Adopted at conversion for L. sanctus. Primary (pre … Etymology dictionary
holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… … Useful english dictionary
holy mackerel — interjection An expression of surprise. Syn: holy cow, holy moley, holy smoke, holy crap, holy shit … Wiktionary
holy moley — interjection (humorous or euphemistic) An expression of surprise. Syn: holy cow, holy mackerel, holy smoke … Wiktionary
holy mackerel — interjection used as an exclamation of surprise or amazement * * * Slang. (used as an exclamation to express surprise or wonder.) [1795 1805] * * * holy smoke/cow/mackerel/etc mainly american spoken … Useful english dictionary
holy smoke — interjection used to express surprise or amazement holy smoke! You d think a man 26 years old … would have more sense E.J.Curran * * * holy smoke/cow/mackerel/etc mainly american spoken … Useful english dictionary
holy */*/ — UK [ˈhəʊlɪ] / US [ˈhoʊlɪ] adjective Word forms holy : adjective holy comparative holier superlative holiest 1) important in a religion, or used in worship the holy book of the Sikhs a guided tour of the holy city of Jerusalem 2) respected for… … English dictionary
holy — ho|ly [ houli ] adjective ** 1. ) important in a religion, or used in worship: SACRED: the holy book of the Sikhs the holy city of Jerusalem 2. ) respected for living a very religious life: a holy man and his followers Holy God/Jesus SPOKEN used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
indeed — adv 1. truly, in fact, in truth, in reality, precisely, exactly, verily, Archaic. forsooth, Archaic. pardi; surely, certainly, assuredly, Archaic. certes; I assure you, on my honor, by my troth, upon my word, on my oath, I swear; of course, by… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder