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1) ( sanctum)the \holy of holies das Allerheiligste; -
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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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