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

I, Albrecht Dürer the younger, have sought out from among my father’s papers these particulars of him, where he came from, and how he lived and died holily.

From Dürer Artist-Biographies by Sweetser, M. F.

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

If at all, honestly, openly, holily, in the face of day!

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 by Various

I meant to watch over you as tenderly as the mother over her new-born infant,—as holily as the devotee over the shrine of the saint he adores.

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee