{"id":5497,"date":"2018-01-02T09:54:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T09:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/2018\/01\/02\/holy-the-word-of-the-month-december-2017\/"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:17:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:17:38","slug":"holy-the-word-of-the-month-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/de\/2018\/01\/02\/holy-the-word-of-the-month-december-2017","title":{"rendered":"HOLY: The Word of the Month December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Word of the\u00a0Month<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gymglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b1113-1fp2c410n-sefdi_7wqf2wa.png?w=740&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Holy<\/strong> (<em>adj<\/em>): Sacred, divine, blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Holiday<\/strong>: a holy or festive day; a day off, vacation (also sacred).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holy Expressions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>(Real) exclamations of surprise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Holy Cow!<\/strong> Literally true in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Holy <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/images\/wom\/mackerel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mackerel<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong> Delicious, healthy and full of mercury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<strong>Holy Sh*t!<\/strong> The sacred meets the profane.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holy in the&nbsp;news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a <strong>holy<\/strong> time as the <strong>holidays<\/strong> arrive. Celebrate with family, friends, and spending, just as god intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Holy Land<\/strong>, Jerusalem was controversially recognized as Israel\u2019s capital. Will that put another <strong>hole<\/strong> in the peace process?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legendary French singer Johnny passed away. Many want to declare his death a national <strong>Hallyday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holy things<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trinity<\/strong>: Holy group of 3. Ex: Father, Son &amp; Holy Spirit; Musketeers; Bee Gees, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/images\/wom\/grail.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grail<\/strong><\/a>. Cup that grants eternal life. Hard to find. Maybe Amazon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Water<\/strong>. H2O. Can be turned into wine by the right person. That\u2019s holy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Days<\/strong>: Happy Holidays to all! Use this time wisely before we start this whole thing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Take a look through our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Word of the Month<\/em><\/a><em> archives, or improve your English with <a href=\"https:\/\/gymglish.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gymglish.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. 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