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Holiness

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The state or quality of being holy; sanctity.

n. Roman Catholic Church Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for a pope.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The state or condition of being holy.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence.

n. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or character of being holy or sinless; purity of moral character; perfect freedom from all evil; sanctity.

n. The state of anything hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness.

n. Synonyms 1. Saintliness, Godliness, etc. See religion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the quality of being holy

Word Usage

"This is true of matter, but yet more true of that life, superior to all others, which we call holiness; it was in prayer that Francis found the spiritual strength which he needed; he therefore sought for silence and solitude."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

quality

Cross Reference

his

Hyponym

sacredness

Form

Their Holinesses His Holiness Your Holiness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

piety godliness sacredness devotion sanctity righteousness innocence

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

righteousness piety goodness purity sanctity humility greatness loveliness decency wisdom