holiness
The state or condition of being holyThe state or condition of being holy.
» She felt something akin to holiness; well, she wasn't sure if it was that, but it felt like something stronger than goodness.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being holy.
Heiligkeit
свя́тостьsvjátostʹ, свяще́нностьsvjaščénnostʹ
the quality of being holy
Examples
3 sentencesShe felt something akin to holiness; well, she wasn't sure if it was that, but it felt like something stronger than goodness.
Religious people may like the article "Holiness and Wholeness: Toward a Holistic Christian Spirituality in the Korean Syncretic Context."
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English holynesse, holinesse, halinesse, from Old English hāliġnes (“holiness,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”).
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Forms
plural: holinessesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the quality of being holy:sanctitysanctitude
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable