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
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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."
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Holy as an adjective:
Revered in a religion.
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Holy as an adjective:
Perfect or flawless.
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Holy as an adjective:
Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).
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Holy as an adjective:
Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.
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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!"
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Holy as a noun (archaic):
A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in .
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Imperfect as an adjective:
not perfect
Examples:
"synonyms: defective fallible faultful"
"ant faultless infallible perfect"
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Imperfect as an adjective (botany):
unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
Examples:
"ant perfect"
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Imperfect as an adjective (taxonomy):
known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
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Imperfect as an adjective (obsolete):
lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
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Imperfect as an adjective (grammar):
belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
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Imperfect as a noun:
something having a minor flaw
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Imperfect as a noun (grammar):
a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
Examples:
"synonyms: preterimperfect"
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Imperfect as a verb (transitive):
to make imperfect