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)

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

From My New Curate by Sheehan, Patrick Augustine

The exemplary lives of some, who died holily in their convents.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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

Assemble Thy simple children To praise holily, To hymn guilelessly With innocent mouths Christ, the Guide of children.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron

It was my continual strife, day and night, and constant inquiry, how I should be more holy, and live more holily, and more becoming a child of God, and a disciple of Christ.

From A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister by Newcomb, Harvey