Holy and Respected

Holy

Holy adjective - Showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue.

Respected and holy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respected" instead an adjective "Holy".

Nearby Word: holiness

Respected

Respected adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.

Holy and respected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Holy" instead an adjective "Respected".

Both words in one sentence

  • Warrior Poet While he has a difficult time teaching his people, he is highly respected and his book becomes one of their holy books, painstakingly reproduced by hand (complete with a certain circular mark on page 83).
    Source: Warrior Poet
  • The Blacksmith Filippo Negroli of Milan was one of the most famous and respected armorers of the 16th century, making parade armor for rulers such as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Francis I of France.
  • Useful Notes / Islam It should be noted while his hadith collection is mostly hasan (good) as opposed to sahih (highest authenticity) his work on the Sirat is most respected and is the basis of one of the three Islamic holy texts by itself.
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