holiness

¹ho·li·ness

noun \ˈhō-lē-nəs\

Definition of HOLINESS

1

: the quality or state of being holy —used as a title for various high religious dignitaries <His Holiness the Pope>

2

: sanctification 2

Examples of HOLINESS

1. the holiness of this sacred place
2. <known throughout the world for his holiness, the prophet was visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims>

First Known Use of HOLINESS

before 12th century

Related to HOLINESS

Synonyms: blessedness, devoutness, godliness, piety, piousness, sainthood, saintliness, saintship, sanctity

Antonyms: godlessness, impiety, ungodliness, unholiness

Related Words: asceticism, devotion, morality, prayerfulness, religiousness, spirituality; priestliness; goodness, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness; consecration, sacredness

Near Antonyms: blasphemousness, irreverence, sacrilegiousness; depravedness, depravity, evilness, heinousness, monstrosity, sinfulness, vileness, wickedness; hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony

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Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary