holies

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊliz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊliz/

Noun

holies

1. plural of holy. Used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
   • 1882, Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art, page 146:

     The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.

Anagrams

• Helios, helios, isohel