The difference between Holy and Imperfect

When used as nouns, holy means a thing that is extremely holy, whereas imperfect means something having a minor flaw.

When used as adjectives, holy means dedicated to a religious purpose or a god, whereas imperfect means not perfect.


Imperfect is also verb with the meaning: to make imperfect.

check bellow for the other definitions of Holy and Imperfect

  1. Holy as an adjective:

    Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

    Examples:

    "I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas."

  2. Holy as an adjective:

    Revered in a religion.

  3. Holy as an adjective:

    Perfect or flawless.

  4. Holy as an adjective:

    Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).

  5. Holy as an adjective:

    Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.

  6. Holy as an adjective (slang):

    Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

    Examples:

    "Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!"

    "Those children next door are holy terrors!"

  1. Holy as a noun (archaic):

    A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in .

  1. Imperfect as an adjective:

    not perfect

    Examples:

    "synonyms: defective fallible faultful"

    "ant faultless infallible perfect"

  2. Imperfect as an adjective (botany):

    unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.

    Examples:

    "ant perfect"

  3. Imperfect as an adjective (taxonomy):

    known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.

  4. Imperfect as an adjective (obsolete):

    lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

  5. Imperfect as an adjective (grammar):

    belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

  1. Imperfect as a noun:

    something having a minor flaw

  2. Imperfect as a noun (grammar):

    a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

    Examples:

    "synonyms: preterimperfect"

  1. Imperfect as a verb (transitive):

    to make imperfect