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How to pronounce“holy”in English

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In natural English speech, "holy" appears in contexts such as: "the moment the tornadoes touched down holy oh holy the destruction was quick but the effort to rebuild from a storm this large will take time well for more let's talk now to meteorologist David nosbaum who joins us". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈhoʊli/

Syllablesho·ly

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the destruction was quick but the effort to rebuild from a storm this large will take time well for more let's talk now to meteorologist David nosbaum who joins us

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adjective

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

“I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.”

Synonyms:sacred godly

adjective

Revered in a religion.

“This tree is considered holy in my culture.”

Synonyms:sacred godly

interjection

An expression of astonishment and awe.

Synonyms:holy shit

noun

A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.

“The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.”

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