ˈhoʊli
Dedicated to a religious purpose; sacred; morally and spiritually excellent.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Matthew 3:11, KJV
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Mark 3:28-30, KJV
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
Luke 1:70, KJV
My heart, O Lord, touched with the words of Your Holy Scripture, is much busied, amid this poverty of my life.
Augustine, Confessions
I am ashamed To look upon the holy sun, to have The benefit of his blest beams, remaining So long a poor unknown.
Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 4, Scene 4
holi /holi/
Middle English, Britain
halig /hāliġ/
Old English, Britain