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==Etymology== ==Etymology==
-From Middle English ''holi, hali'', from Old English ''hāliġ, hāleġ'' (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *''hailagaz'' (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic ''*hailaz'' (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European ''*koil-'' (“healthy, whole”). Cognate with Scots ''haly'' (“holy”), Dutch ''heilig' (“holy”), German ''heilig'' (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at [[whole]].+From Middle English ''holi, hali'', from Old English ''hāliġ, hāleġ'' (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *''hailagaz'' (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic ''[[*hailaz]]'' (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European ''*koil-'' (“healthy, whole”). Cognate with Scots ''haly'' (“holy”), Dutch ''heilig' (“holy”), German ''heilig'' (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at [[whole]].
==See also== ==See also==
*[[Sacred]] *[[Sacred]]

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Holy is Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; revered in a religion; perfect or flawless; separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else); set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person; used as an intensifier in various interjections.

Etymology

From Middle English holi, hali, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *koil- (“healthy, whole”). Cognate with Scots haly (“holy”), Dutch heilig' (“holy”), German heilig (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at whole.

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