holy

中英词典：holy

形容词：

• 神圣的
• 庄严的
• 虔诚的

名词：

• 圣人
• 神圣的事物

词语辨析：

holy与sacred都表示“神圣的”，但holy更强调与宗教有关，而sacred可以指任何被视为神圣的事物。

词汇扩充：

• holy water - 圣水
• holy place - 圣地
• holy book - 圣书
• holy city - 圣城
• holy war - 圣战

近义词：

sacred, blessed, divine, consecrated, saintly

反义词：

profane, unholy, secular

柯林斯词典解释：

形容词： 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. (如果你形容某事物为holy，你的意思是它被认为是特别的，因为它与上帝或特定的宗教有关。)
名词： In religion, something that is holy is believed to be special and to have a direct connection with God or a particular religion. (在宗教中，被认为是holy的东西被认为是特别的，并且与上帝或特定的宗教有直接的联系。)

牛津词典解释：

形容词： Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred. (献给上帝或宗教目的的;神圣的。)
名词： (chiefly in historical contexts) A thing that is holy; a sacred thing. (（主要用于历史语境中）神圣的事物)

用法：

• That church is considered a holy place by many people. (那座教堂被很多人认为是一个神圣的地方。)
• The holy book of Christianity is the Bible. (基督教的圣书是圣经。)
• Many people make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. (很多人会去朝圣到圣城麦加。)

例句：

1. The holy man blessed the crowd with his prayers. (这位圣人用祈祷为人群祈福。)
2. She felt a holy presence in the ancient cathedral. (她在这座古老的大教堂中感受到了一种神圣的存在。)
3. The holy water is used for baptism in the Catholic Church. (圣水在天主教会中用于洗礼。)
4. The priest conducted a holy ceremony to mark the occasion. (牧师举行了一场神圣的仪式来纪念这个场合。)
5. The sacred statue is worshipped by believers. (这尊神圣的雕像受到信徒的崇拜。)
6. She wore a blessed necklace given to her by her grandmother. (她戴着她祖母送给她的一条祝福项链。)
7. He had a divine vision that changed his life. (他有一个改变他生活的神圣的幻象。)
8. The church was consecrated as a place of worship. (这座教堂被奉为神圣的崇拜地。)
9. She lived a saintly life, dedicated to helping others. (她过着神圣的生活，致力于帮助他人。)