holily

[ hoh-luh-lee ]

adverb

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

holily

/ ˈhəʊlɪlɪ /

adverb

1. in a holy, devout, or sacred manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of holily¹

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

Example Sentences

See how gently and touchingly the day departs, and how holily the night comes!

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Among all the human creatures who earn their livelihood by toil, there is not one who earns it more holily than thou, my daughter!

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He prays without ceasing, not by uttering without cessation the language of prayer, but by living holily.

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This disease is beyond my practice: yet I have known those which have walked in their sleep, who have died holily in their beds.

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I shall never cease to recommend you in my prayers and to beseech God to assist you in your design of dying holily.

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