matheru

adj. · class 6

1. holy, sacred, pure. Holy. Sacred, set apart, or consecrated to God; spiritually pure or morally unblemished; used to describe scriptures, places, or things dedicated to divine purposes.

Example: Mat 5.8. No ũrĩa wĩ na moko matheru, na akaaga ũũru ngoro; (Lit., “the one whose hands are clean.” The singular is used for the entire class of worshipers. “The clean of hand and pure of heart,); Amu-rĩ, andũ arĩa marũmagĩrĩra maũndũ marĩa matheru na njĩra ya ũthingu, (For those who keep the holy precepts hallowed will be found holy,)