English Explanatory Dictionary

holiness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or condition of being holy.
noun
  1. Used in connection with His or Your to address the leader of some religious traditions, notably the pope.

Pronunciation

/ˈhoʊlinəs/ /ˈhəʊlinəs/ en-us-holiness.ogg

Word forms

holiness holinesses holinesse holyness holynesse

Etymology

From Middle English holynesse, holinesse, halinesse, from Old English hāliġnes (“holiness, a holy thing, rites”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailagnassī, equivalent to holy + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian hilligens (“holiness”), Old High German heilagnissi, heilīgnissi (“holiness”), whence Middle High German heilignis (“halidom”).

Synonyms

sacrality sacredness sanctity

Derived words

His Holiness holiness movement Their Holinesses Your Holiness
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