English

Adverb

holily ‎(comparative more holily, superlative most holily)

1. In a holy way; with sanctity.
   • Henry Wharton

     […] enjoyning them upon the severest Penalties to live godlily, holily and righteously in this present World […]

   • Bishop Joseph Hall

     […] there are some dispositions blame-worthy in men, which are yet, in a right sense, holily ascribed unto God; as unchangeableness, and irrepentance.

   • 2010, "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist, 14 Oct 2010:

     The other [problem] is that, like Macbeth, what the president wants highly he also wants holily.