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
In life, Pope Francis caught the world’s attention with his humility and his holiness.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
For a generation raised to believe that holiness was synonymous with flawlessness, Francis offered something radically different and deeply freeing: a Christianity rooted in the grace of mercy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Parham, a former Methodist married to a woman from a Quaker family, had come to Kansas from Iowa, after touring holiness camps and talking with global missionaries, some of whom told him about seeing recent converts slip into trances and speak in tongues.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
For a generation raised to believe that holiness was synonymous with flawlessness, Francis offered something radically different and deeply freeing: a Christianity rooted in the grace of mercy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Parham, a former Methodist married to a woman from a Quaker family, had come to Kansas from Iowa, after touring holiness camps and talking with global missionaries, some of whom told him about seeing recent converts slip into trances and speak in tongues.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holiness
Noun
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Was that a common thing for you, to connect Indigenous brothers on the inside with the spirituality, and really push that?—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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In the past couple of years, Corbin got sober, went vegan, and became engaged with politics and spirituality.—
Eamon Whalen,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Journalism prevailed for the sanctity of the Triple Crown.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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We’re given flowers, cards and brunch menus, while politicians praise the sanctity of family and the nobility of maternal love.—
Sarah Leonardi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
Noun
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For Iranians themselves, it’s been a deeply frustrating recurring cycle, most recently experienced in the protests in 2022 that followed the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who had been detained by the religious morality police.—
ERIC EDELMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
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Mass protests also broke out in the autumn of 2022 after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old, died while detained by the morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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To be fair, fellow-Sikhs also infer devotion and discipline, although these are neither the only readings nor the most common.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Growing up in that parish, Martinez experienced devotions and ritual on a grand scale, with elaborate ceremonies conducted by bishops, archbishops and cardinals.—
Ellen Skerrett,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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“Holiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holiness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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