What is the difference between Holly and Holy?

What is the difference between Holly and Holy? :


Holly : (noun)

( 1 ) Evergreen shrub with hard shiny sharp-pointed leaves and in winter red berries

Are you fond of holly?



Holy : (adjective)

( 1 ) Associated with God or with religion

Have you read the Holy Scriptures?


( 2 ) Regarded as sacred

Where is the nearest holy ground?


( 3 ) Devoted to the service of God morally and spiritually pure

My grandfather is a holy man.

I live a holy life.











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