holily
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of holily
First recorded in 1150–1200, holily is from the Middle English; word haliliy. See holy, -ly
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Guard her well as you do love me; guard her well and holily.
From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Anna Katharine Green
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.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
Nature and reason which commands every man individually to serve God holily and religiously, because we belong to Him and coming from Him must return to Him, binds by the same law the civil community.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 by Various
Her children may live purely, holily, and beautifully, but her gratitude for them must be silent; she may not thank God for them—she may not hold them up before her congregation.
From Short Studies on Great Subjects by James Anthony Froude
Among all the human creatures who earn their livelihood by toil, there is not one who earns it more holily than thou, my daughter!
From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Isabel Florence Hapgood
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