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Specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority.

The word holy—or holiness—is intimidating. It is often considered as a word only ascribed to God or things that God has blessed. Churches are holy. People that hold special positions in religious service, such as pastors and priests, are holy. God is holy. Though this is true, it is an incomplete contextualization of the word and concept.