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1 holy
['həulɪ]adj* * *['həuli]1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) święty2) (good; pure; following the rules of religion: a holy life.) bogobojny•- holiness- the Holy Father
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2 saint
[seɪnt]nświęty(-ta) m(f)* * *[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) święty2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) święty•- saintly- saintliness -
3 halo
['heɪləu]naureola f* * *['heiləu]plural - halo(e)s; noun1) (a ring of light round the sun or moon.) otoczka, pierścień2) (a similar ring of light round the head of a holy person in a picture etc.) aureola -
4 oracle
['ɔrəkl]n* * *['orəkl]1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) wyrocznia2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) wyrocznia -
5 pilgrim
['pɪlgrɪm]n* * *['pilɡrim](a person who travels to a holy place: Every year thousands of pilgrims visit Jerusalem.) pielgrzym -
6 sanctuary
['sæŋktjuərɪ]n(for birds, animals) rezerwat m; ( for person) (bezpieczne) schronienie nt, azyl m; ( in church) prezbiterium nt* * *['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) sanktuarium2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) azyl3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) rezerwat
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