{
    "term": "holy",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with God or a particular religion",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **Holy Bible**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**holy books/scriptures**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the holy city of Mecca"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Islam’s holiest shrine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a holy day/month"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a holy war *(= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "holy ground"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For a believer, these words have an almost holy significance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sacred desert site is the object of holy pilgrimage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The place is considered holy by the people who live there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sprinkled her with holy water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He searched holy books, read the poets and studied human behaviour."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "good in a moral and religious way",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a holy life/man"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tries to live a holy life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are good and holy people."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities", "Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Holy cow! What was that?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhəʊli/",
                "audio": "ho/holy/holy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhəʊli/",
                "audio": "ho/holy/holy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hālig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heilig, also to whole."
}