거룩

Etymology
From. Originally glossed as a reading of the hanja 偉, so the original meaning could have been wider, spreading to "great", "magnificent".

Further etymology is obscure. Possibly related to an element found in a Balhae royal title (perhaps representing the Goguryeo language of the Balhae elite), recorded in first-millennium Chinese sources as as part of the royal title 可毒夫, glossed as 聖王 “holy king”.

Noun

 * 1) holiness, sacrality, sacredness

Derived terms

 * 거룩하다
 * 거룩히