holy

adj.

1. 与神（或宗教）有关的；神圣的
   connected with God or a particular religion
   1. the Holy Bible/Scriptures
      《圣经》
   2. holy ground
      圣地
   3. a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)
      圣战
   4. the holy city of Mecca
      圣城麦加
   5. Islam's holiest shrine
      伊斯兰教最神圣的圣地
2. 圣洁的
   good in a moral and religious way
   1. a holy life/man
      圣洁的生活 / 人
3. （强调惊讶、害怕等）
   used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.
   1. Holy cow! What was that?
      天哪！那是什么？

1. ADJ-GRADED 与上帝（或宗教）有关的;神圣的
   If you describe something as holy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.
   1. To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
      对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。
   2. ...Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
      赎罪日，犹太历中最神圣的日子
2. ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;圣洁的;献身于宗教（或教会）的
   A holy person is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.
   1. The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
      印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。
3. （表示惊讶、恐慌等）天啊，上帝啊
   Holy is used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic.
4. See also: holier-than-thou

1. The discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy.
   这一发现圆了天文学界的一个梦想。
2. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
   纪念安息日，守为圣日。
3. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.
   以圣父、圣子和圣灵的名义，阿门。
4. The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
   最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。
5. 'Holy Mother of God!' Marco crossed himself.
   “圣母啊！”马尔科画着十字说道。
6. He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.
   他亵渎了这位神圣先知的圣名。
7. Is it really the Holy Spirit moving me, or is it some evil force?
   真的是圣灵使我移动了，抑或是什么邪恶力量作祟？
8. To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
   对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。
9. The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
   印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。
10. Hundreds of activists marked the holy day by marching for peace and disarmament.
    数百名积极分子以呼吁和平与裁军的游行纪念了这个神圣的日子。
11. Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church
    他们每年在圣十字教堂上演一出剧目。
12. Christian holy week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover
    基督教的圣周与犹太教逾越节的头几天重叠。
13. To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity.
    圣泉俗用被认为是亵渎神灵的行为。
14. The Holy Family Church was closed and the parish now celebrates mass in this simple side chapel
    圣家堂关闭了，现在该教区的居民在它旁边的简陋的小教堂里做弥撒。
15. St Paul speaks of the body as the 'temple of the Holy Spirit'.
    圣保罗把身体描述为“圣神的宫殿”。
16. At the festival, candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water
    在节日里，要对蜡烛祝圣，并洒以圣水。
17. She was still a holy and pure young girl.
    她仍是一个圣洁的少女。
18. The invading army desecrated this holy place when they camped here.
    侵略军在这块圣地上扎营就是对这块圣地的亵渎。
19. He is a holy buddhist.
    他是一个虔诚的佛教徒。
20. God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy.
    上帝降福了第七天，定为圣日。
21. A holy person is required to read the Holy bible.
    圣徒必读《圣经》。
22. You can find this sentence in the Holy Bible.
    你可以在圣经上找到这句话。
23. People say that God must have forgiven him for desecrating the holy objects.
    他亵渎了圣物，但人们说上帝想必一定已经原谅他了。
24. I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.
    说，我已经立我的君在锡安我的圣山上了。
25. Woe for the holy trees!
    神圣的树木灾难临头了！
26. The Father and the Son love the holy angels.
    圣父和圣子爱圣洁的天使。
27. You have despised my holy things and desecrated my sabbaths.
    你藐视了我的圣物，干犯了我的安息日。
28. The madman is holy as you my soul are holy!
    疯子和你一样神圣，我的灵魂神圣！
29. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
    他将用圣神和火来给你们授洗。

  sacred divine holy【导航词义：神圣的】

  sacred adj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕指与上帝、神或宗教有关，因而是神圣而不容亵渎的，也可表示被普遍视为神圣及深受尊重的。

  divine adj. 神的，神圣的

〔辨析〕指来源于神或上帝的，或与神或上帝有关的，强调非人世间所有的。

  holy adj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕指与上帝或某一宗教有关的，可与 sacred 换用。

noun

1. a sacred place of pilgrimage

   Synonym:    holy placesanctum

adj

1. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power