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Holy
Holy. Term brought to prominence in the history of religions by N. Söderblom and R. Otto. For Söderblom, the distinction between the Holy and the Profane (cf. Sacred and Profane) is the fundamental category of all religion. Otto saw the apprehension of the Holy through the operation of the religious a priori as the root of all religion: just as there must be a priori conditions which make possible such forms of human judgement as the scientific, the moral, and the aesthetic (and these different categories of judgement cannot be converted into each other, but give rise to different communities of human discourse), so, in Otto's view, there must be a priori conditions which give rise to the category of religious judgement, the human sense, different from the moral or the aesthetic sense, of a mysterium tremendum fascinans et augustum, an awe-inspiring depth of mysterious otherness, which attracts and yet terrifies. This is the numinous. See also HOLINESS.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Holy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Holy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Holy.html JOHN BOWKER. "Holy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Holy.html |
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holy OE. hāliġ = OS. hēlag, OHG. heilag (Du., G. heilig), ON. heilagr, Goth. hailag :- Gmc. *χailaʒaz, f. *χailaz WHOLE; the primary meaning may have been either ‘of good augury’ or ‘inviolate’.
Hence holy day OE. hāliġ dæġ; revived in XIX; Holy Ghost OE. se hālga gāst ‘the holy spirit’, hāliġ gāst, hāligāst (often as one word in ME), tr. ecclL. sanctus spiritus (Holy Spirit XIII); holystone piece of sandstone for scouring decks XIX; said to be so named because the work is done kneeling. |
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T. F. HOAD. "holy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "holy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-holy.html T. F. HOAD. "holy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-holy.html |
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ho·ly / ˈhōlē/ • adj. (ho·li·er , ho·li·est ) 1. dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred: the Holy Bible the holy month of Ramadan. ∎ (of a person) devoted to the service of God: saints and holy men. ∎ morally and spiritually excellent: I do not lead a holy life. 2. inf. used as an intensifier: having a holy good time. 3. dated or humorous used in exclamations of surprise or dismay: holy smoke! DERIVATIVES: ho·li·ly / ˈhōləlē/ adv. |
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"holy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "holy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-holy.html "holy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-holy.html |
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•idly • kindly • wifely • likely • timely
•Christly
•knightly, nightly, sightly, sprightly
•lively • fortnightly • housewifely
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•knobbly
•Bodley, godly, oddly
•wanly • Copley • fait accompli
•costly
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•softly-softly
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•lordly
•courtly, portly
•jowly, Pauli
•aïoli, coaly, coley, Foley, goalie, guacamole, holey, Holi, holy, lowly, moly, pinole, ravioli, roly-poly, Rowley, shoaly, soli
•nobly • Oakley • homely
•lonely, only
•ghostly • Moseley
•coyly, doily, oily
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"holy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "holy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-holy.html "holy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-holy.html |
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