as in spirituality
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous
known throughout the world for his holiness, the prophet was visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims
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Recent Examples of holiness
Here, and in the show’s finale, Lipton nails a very Wilderean combination of bluntness, holiness, and dry humor.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
This was the difference between chasing holiness and choosing wholeness.
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Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
True holiness can come from deep friendship.
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Jason Derose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
All is infinite Truth and its infinite manifestation of holiness and clarity.
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Susan Jostyn,
Christian Science Monitor,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
This was the difference between chasing holiness and choosing wholeness.
—
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
True holiness can come from deep friendship.
—
Jason Derose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
All is infinite Truth and its infinite manifestation of holiness and clarity.
—
Susan Jostyn,
Christian Science Monitor,
5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holiness
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The corollary is that paintings that don’t seem to have been purchased by the couple must be empty and flat, without the vein of spirituality that would bring them to life.
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Over a decade ago, Brazilian photographer and filmmaker Viviane D’Avilla traveled to India looking to develop a photography project based on the country’s culture and spirituality.
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This fear of collective consciousness is that which drives the straight path and its state and federal architects to do everything in their power to pave over the work and sanctity of ethnic studies.
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But long before these explorers touched foot on Wyoming’s soil, Native American tribes were already thriving there, living on the land and honoring its sanctity.
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In the Greek world, honor isn’t tethered to morality.
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At the heart of this debate is a fundamental disagreement about sexuality, morality and identity.
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On both sides of the war for Gilead, usefulness is next to godliness.
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At its core, this transit is a reminder that clarity is power and in Virgo’s world, cleanliness really is next to godliness.
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Courtesy of Judice & Araujo That encounter helped awaken his lifelong devotion to plants.
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This devotion to excellence has paved the way for EltaMD’s recognition by the likes of Hailey Bieber, Sydney Sweeney, Kendall Jenner, Drew Barrymore, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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In the years following Wallace’s death, this aura of saintliness likely derived from the combination of his moral seriousness as a fiction writer—his attunement to the heroism of private suffering and emotional endurance—and the fact of his premature end.
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If this devoutness doesn’t come easy to him, that’s the point, conveyed with surprising humor and accumulating force.
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“Holiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holiness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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