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holily

adv
/ˈhəʊlɪli/UK

Etymology

From Middle English holily, holyly, holilie, holiliche, holyliche, haliliche, haliʒlike, haliliʒ, from Old English hāliġlīċe, equivalent to holy + -ly.

  1. inherited from hāliġlīċe
  2. inherited from holily

Definitions

  1. In a holy way

    In a holy way; with sanctity.

    • And there are ſome diſpoſitions blame-vvorthy in men, vvhich are yet, in a right ſenſe, holily aſcribed unto God; as unchangeableneſs, and irrepentance: […]
    • […] enjoyning them upon the severest Penalties to live godlily, holily and righteously in this present World […]
    • The other [problem] is that, like Macbeth, what the president wants highly he also wants holily.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA