Translations for „holy“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

holy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhoʊli, Brit ˈhəʊ-] ADJ (sacred)

holy city, scriptures

sagrado(-a)

holy water

bento(-a)

Holy Spirit N

Holy Spirit

Espírito m Santo

Usage examples with holy

the (holy) Trinity

a (Santíssima) Trindade

the Holy Grail

o Santo Graal m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead of entering the army like his brothers, he took holy orders.

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It was as if he had just finished studying these very topics from the holy books.

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The robbers retreat in shame when they realise they can not harm this holy man.

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In many religions, it is common to remove shoes when entering a place considered holy.

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Wheat was also used in the holy bread in churches.

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A princess for example or wealth, or making you the most holy man in the world?

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He has used the holy book as his main point of reference.

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