holy
ho-ly / hō-lē adjective (holy, holier, holiest) sacred; divine; pertaining to God or a deity O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Saint Augustine, 354 - 430 regarded with reverence or designated for religious use They are not all saints who use holy water. English Proverb godly; filled with spiritual devotion and high morals Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses. Francis of Assisi, 1182 - 1226 possessing extreme purity There is a holy love and a holy rage, and our best virtues never glow so brightly as when our passions are excited in the cause. Charles Caleb Colton, 1780 - 1832 considered as deserving special respect and awe Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Helen Keller, 1880 - 1968 (informal) used to add emphasis, an intensifier He was a holy terror when he drank! From “Of Time and the River” by Thomas Wolfe, 1900 - 1938 holey hol-ey / hō-lē adjective (holy, holier, holiest) full of holes, containing holes I darned my holey tan cashmere stockings. From "Miss Million's Maid" by Berta Ruck, 1878 - 1978 wholly whol-ly / hō-lē, hōl-lē adverb entirely, completely There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Abraham Lincoln, 1809 – 1865 exclusively, fully, to the exclusion of other things Lose yourself wholly; and the more you lose, the more you will find. St. Catherine of Siena, 1347 - 1380