Holiness
[ˈhəʊlinəs] or ['holɪnəs]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence.
(n.) The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Sanctity, piety, purity, devotion, devoutness, godliness, religiousness.[2]. Divineness, sacredness.
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Examples
- Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- All the beauty and the--and the true holiness is destroyed--and I feel I can't live without them. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I really DO want to see things in their entirety, with their beauty left to them, and their wholeness, their natural holiness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The unbelieving dog, answered Anwold, kennels in the cell next your holiness. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- For the avoidance of this, holy marriage festivals will be instituted, and their holiness will be in proportion to their usefulness. Plato. The Republic.
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