H2O vs holy water

holy water vs H2O

H2O and holy water both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
H2O	Yes	No	No	No
holy water	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, holy water is a hyponym of H2O; that is, holy water is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than H2O:

H2O: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
holy water: water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification

Other hyponyms of H2O include tap water, bath water, dishwater, distilled water, ground water, spring water, well water, hard water, limewater, meltwater, brine, saltwater, seawater, fresh water, freshwater, slush, soft water, bilge, bilge water, water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration, capillary water, zeolitic water, glacial milk.

H2O (noun)	holy water (noun)
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent	water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification

Difference between H2O and holy water

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