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Holy One

American  
[hoh-lee wuhn] / ˈhoʊ li ˌwʌn /

noun

  1. God.

  2. Christianity. Jesus Christ, especially as the Messiah.


Etymology

Origin of Holy One

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

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They called out to God, Creator, the Holy One, and prayed for healing and justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

“Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He.”

From Fox News • Feb. 11, 2020

“The only alliance they have is with the Holy One, blessed be he,” he added.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2012

He preached on the text: They limited the Holy One of Israel.

From Time Magazine Archive

For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson