holily

American  

[hoh-luh-lee] / ˈhoʊ lə li /

adverb

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

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holily British  

/ ˈhəʊlɪlɪ /

adverb

1. in a holy, devout, or sacred manner

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Etymology

Origin of holily

First recorded in 1150–1200, holily is from the Middle English; word haliliy. See holy, -ly

Example Sentences

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

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

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

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

While there, he superintended our Latin studies for the next two years, but afterwards going to Belgium, he lived and died there most holily.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

He who aims for perfectness in a trifle is trying to do that trifle holily.

From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Everts, Katherine Jewell

After the conclusion of that office, he was retired to the convent of Cavite and then to that of Manila, where he died holily at the beginning of one thousand six hundred and fifty-eight.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen