holier
USHOH-lee-ur/ˈhoʊliɚ/UKHOH-lee-uh/ˈhəʊliə/
- 1Comparative form of holy. Use this to say one thing is more holy than another.
The pilgrims believed the mountain shrine was holier than the temple below.
She felt the little chapel grew holier with each year of prayer.
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- 2Comparative form of holey. Use this to say one thing has more holes than another.
His old work socks were holier than the ones he threw away.
This piece of cheese is even holier than the one we bought last week.
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holier is a form of holy
holy, adjective: Connected with God or religion and treated with deep respect, like a holy place or holy water. Full entry
- Spelling
- holy → holier: change y to i, add -er
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