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

• I thought: Here you are in India, in an Ashram in one of the holiest pilgrimage sites on earth.
  我心想：你现在人在印度的道场，在世界上最神圣的地方之一。
• The systematic destroying of our holiest values.
  有计划地摧毁我们最神圣的价值观念。
• On one day, the holiest day of the year* Yom kippur.
  在一年中的最神圣地一天，赎罪日。
• 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｡
• The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
  对和平的追求是最值得敬仰的。
• The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs
  他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。
• Not content with this, Antiochus boldly entered the holiest Temple in the entire world, guided by Menelaus, the traitor to the law and country.
  王还以为不足，又以背叛法律出卖祖国的默乃劳为向导，胆敢进入举世至圣的圣殿。
• E.g.: Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书育人是一项最神圣的职业。
• While in Amritsar, Snatam lived next door to the Golden Temple, considered the world's holiest Sikh temple.
  当在阿姆利的时候，出于世界最神圣的锡克神庙的原因，斯奈特就住在金殿的旁边。
• Karbala, south of Baghdad in Iraq's Shiite heartland, is one of the world's holiest Shiite cities.
  卡尔巴拉，伊拉克巴格达南部的什叶派圣地，是世界上什叶派最神圣的城市之一。