Holier

/ˈhoʊliɚ/

Synonyms for "holier" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)

Strong matches (1)

Adjective(1 words)

Related words (3)

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
moral qualitymoral stancereligious attribute

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6 entries

Collocations

5 entries
holier imageholier postureholier rhetoricholier stanceholier-than-thou

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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Eusebius: Right, so you hunted for religion in war? What could be more evil? Pampirus: It was a holy war. Eu: Perhaps against the Turks? Pa: No, something holier, as they said at the time. Eu: What? Pa: Julius the Second waged war against the French.

Source: tatoeba (7337628)

I've been reading The Urantia Book, firstly from its English version, for many years now, off and on. In more recent years, I've acquired other versions in other languages, including Japanese and Spanish. It's a mind-blowing spirituality book with extraordinary views about "superuniverses" and holy matters, like sacred beings from holier places. A comparison that I draw is the Book of Mormon, which I also have in different languages. Holy books give one a different worldview. In August of 2022, I'm currently reading The Urantia Book in Spanish.

Source: tatoeba (11069348)

The position of being holier than thou is really easy to take when you are a spectator.

Source: tatoeba (11989297)

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