[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

holy \ho"ly\, a. compar. holier; superl. holiest. oe.
   holi, hali, as. h=alig, fr. hael health, salvation,
   happiness, fr. h=al whole, well; akin to os. h?lag, d.  g.
   heilig, ohg. heilac, dan. hellig, sw. helig, icel. heilagr.
   see whole, and cf. halibut, halidom, hallow,
   hollyhock.
   1. set apart to the service or worship of god; hallowed;
      sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
      a holy priesthood. "holy rites and solemn feasts."
      --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
      virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
      pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to god.
      1913 webster

            now through her round of holy thought
            the church our annual steps has brought. --keble.
      1913 webster

   holy alliance hist., a league ostensibly for conserving
      religion, justice, and peace in europe, but really for
      repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
      government, entered into by alexander i. of russia,
      francis i. of austria, and frederic william iii. of
      prussia, at paris, on the 26th of september, 1815, and
      subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of europe,
      except the pope and the king of england.

   holy bark. see cascara sagrada.

   holy communion. see eucharist.

   holy family art, a picture in which the infant christ,
      his parents, and others of his family are represented.

   holy father, a title of the pope.

   holy ghost theol., the third person of the trinity; the
      comforter; the paraclete.

   holy grail. see grail.

   holy grass bot., a sweet-scented grass hierochloa
      borealis and hierochloa alpina. in the north of europe
      it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints'
      days; whence the name. it is common in the northern and
      western parts of the united states. called also vanilla
      grass or seneca grass.

   holy innocents' day, childermas day.

   holy land, palestine, the birthplace of christianity.

   holy office, the inquisition.

   holy of holies script., the innermost apartment of the
      jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
      where no person entered, except the high priest once a
      year.

   holy one.
      a the supreme being; -- so called by way of emphasis. "
          the holy one of israel." --is. xliii. 14.
      b one separated to the service of god.

   holy orders. see order.

   holy rood, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
      in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.

   holy rope, a plant, the hemp agrimony.

   holy saturday eccl., the saturday immediately preceding
      the festival of easter; the vigil of easter.

   holy spirit, same as holy ghost above.

   holy spirit plant. see dove plant.

   holy thistle bot., the blessed thistle. see under
      thistle.

   holy thursday. eccl.
      a episcopal ch. ascension day.
      b r. c. ch. the thursday in holy week; maundy
          thursday.

   holy war, a crusade; an expedition carried on by christians
      against the saracens in the holy land, in the eleventh,
      twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
      the holy places.

   holy water gr.  r. c. churches, water which has been
      blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.

   holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the
      entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.

   holy week eccl., the week before easter, in which the
      passion of our savior is commemorated.

   holy writ, the sacred scriptures. " word of holy writ."
      --wordsworth.
      1913 webster
see also:
holier holiest whole halibut halidom hallow 
hollyhock holy alliance holy bark cascara sagrada holy communion 
eucharist holy family holy father holy ghost holy grail 
grail holy grass hierochloa borealis hierochloa alpina vanilla grass 
seneca grass holy innocents' day holy land holy office holy of holies 
holy one holy orders order holy rood holy rope 
holy saturday holy spirit holy spirit plant dove plant holy thistle 
thistle holy thursday holy war holy water holy-water stoup 
holy week holy writ 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

holy father
     n : the head of the roman catholic church syn: pope, catholic
         pope, roman catholic pope, pontiff, vicar of christ,
          bishop of rome
see also:
pope catholic pope roman catholic pope pontiff vicar of christ bishop of rome 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "holy father":
   god the father, grand penitentiary, our father, abuna, antipope,
   archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor,
   canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest,
   chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch,
   hierarch, high priest, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, penitentiary,
   pontiff, pope, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean,
   subdean, suffragan, the all-father, the creator,
   the everlasting father, the father, the holy father, vicar

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