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holily

[ hoh-luh-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a pious, devout, or sacred manner.


holily

/ ˈəʊɪɪ /

adverb

  1. in a holy, devout, or sacred manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of holily1

First recorded in 1150–1200, holily is from the Middle English; word haliliy. See holy, -ly
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And with this embracing at a father's grave, let this day of joy be holily concluded.—

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For it will be no light sin in us to deprive of the episcopate those who offer the gifts blamelessly and holily.

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I cannot employ this day more holily than by beginning to write the leaves of my biography; the leaves which I intend for you my children.

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That I have already sworn and promised you, dearly and holily, my father.

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On this occasion Philip de Comines in his Memoirs says: “I never saw any man living so holily, nor out of whose mouth the Holy Ghost did more manifestly speak.”

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