holy Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊli/Translate holy | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of holyadj (-lier, -liest) [ground/place] sagrado, santo; [day] de precepto, de guardar; [water] bendito; [person/life/virtue] santo the Holy Bible = la Sagrada or Santa Biblia Holy Week = Semana Santaholy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of holy in the British & World English dictionary Definition of holy in the US English dictionary