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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

holy <holier holiest> [Am ˈhoʊli, Brit ˈhəʊli] ADJ

1. holy (sacred, sanctified):

holy ground/place
sagrado
holy ground/place
santo
holy day
de precepto
holy day
de guardar
holy water
bendito
the Holy Bible
la Sagrada or Santa Biblia
the Holy City
la Ciudad Santa
the Holy Family
la Sagrada Familia
the Holy Father/Office
el Santo Padre/Oficio
the holy oil
los santos óleos
the Holy Rood
la Santa Cruz
the Holy Scripture
las Sagradas Escrituras
a holy war
una guerra santa

2. holy person/life/virtue:

holy
santo

3. holy inf:

they had a holy horror of gambling
el juego les parecía un sacrilegio
that child is a holy terror
ese niño es el mismísimo demonio inf
holy cow or mackerel or Moses or smoke!
¡rayos y centellas!
holy cow or mackerel or Moses or smoke!
¡Dios bendito!

scripture [Am ˈskrɪptʃər, Brit ˈskrɪptʃə] N U or C

1. scripture REL:

the (Holy) Scriptures
las (Sagradas) Escrituras
Buddhist scriptures
escritos mpl sagrados budistas

2. scripture (educational discipline):

scripture
religión f

in the PONS Dictionary

Holy Scripture N

the Holy Scripture
las Sagradas Escrituras
in the PONS Dictionary

Scripture [ˈskrɪptʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

Scripture
Sagrada Escritura f

holy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhəʊli, Am ˈhoʊ-] ADJ

1. holy (sacred):

holy
santo, -a
holy water
bendito, -a

2. holy fig:

to be a holy terror
ser el mismísimo demonio
in the PONS Dictionary

Holy Scripture N

the Holy Scripture
las Sagradas Escrituras
in the PONS Dictionary

Scripture N, scripture [ˈskrɪp·tʃər] N

Scripture
Sagrada Escritura f

holy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhoʊ·li] ADJ

1. holy (sacred):

holy
santo, -a
holy water
bendito, -a

2. holy fig:

to be a holy terror
ser el mismísimo demonio