Words / B2

HOHL-ee/ˈhəʊli/

Holy means connected with God or religion and treated with respect: a holy site; Holy Communion. Sacred is a close twin; wholly (completely) is a homophone trap. A holy site in the RS paper still needs a named place. Mix-up: wholly / holey (full of holes). Do not write holy for a listed building with no religious role in the source.

Meaning

Connected with God or religion and treated with respect; a holy site is a sacred place.

Examples

• “A holy site in the RS paper still needs a named place, not a souvenir slogan.”
• “Holy Communion featured in the liturgy extract, which is the worship sense.”

Good to know

a holy site / book / day; Holy Communion / Week. Close: sacred. Trap: wholly / holey. RS, history, and geography. Sacred and religious, not “very special” as a slogan.

Near in meaning

sacred, divine, blessed

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