holiest

英 [ˈhəʊlɪɪst]

美 [ˈhoʊliɪst]

adj.  与神(或宗教)有关的; 神圣的; 圣洁的; 强调惊讶、害怕等
holy的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 与上帝（或宗教）有关的;神圣的
  If you describe something asholy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.
  1. To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
     对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。
  2. ...Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
     赎罪日，犹太历中最神圣的日子
• ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;圣洁的;献身于宗教（或教会）的
  Aholyperson is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.
  1. The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
     印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。
• （表示惊讶、恐慌等）天啊，上帝啊
  Holyis used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic.
• See also:holier-than-thou

双语例句

• In six months, I was the holiest of holies, with a heart entirely devoted to my prayers and a stomach that crossed the state line by itself.
  过了半年，我成了圣洁当中的最圣洁者，祈祷时全心全意，我的肚子则自己越过了州界。
• The holiest of men, it appears, cannot be admitted to posthumous honours, until all that the devil could say against him is known and weighed.
  看来，对于人中最神圣的人，不到魔鬼对他的一切攻讦都已弄清并经权衡之后，也不能许以身后的荣誉。
• This is the most ancient, and holiest ritual of the Christian.
  这是一个最古老的，最神圣的基督教的宗教仪式。
• Then, squeezing my friend's hand, I offer a prayer for her and me and all of the mere mortal women who stumble their way inlo this holiest of callings.
  然后，我紧紧地握住朋友的手，为她､为我､也为每一位艰难跋涉､准备响应那神圣召唤的平凡女性献上自己的祈祷｡
• In India the dying make pilgrimages to sacred sites, such as Varanasi, to be cremated and released into the River Ganges, India's holiest waterway.
  在印度，易篑之人去诸如瓦拉纳西的圣地朝圣，以求火葬之后将骨灰撒入恒河之中。
• Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书是最神圣的工作之一。
• Attacks in Iraq have targeted Shiite Muslims marking their holiest day of the year.
  伊拉克发生的袭击事件的目标是正在纪念年度圣日的穆斯林什叶派教徒。
• Mecca is the holiest city, to which Muslims try to go on pilgrimage.
  麦加是最神圣的城市，穆斯林们都力图去那里朝圣。
• We feel the lure of tlbet's holiest city.
  我们依然能感到圣城拉萨的诱惑。
• The systematic destroying of our holiest values.
  有计划地摧毁我们最神圣的价值观念。