holiness

ho·li·ness (h

-n

1. The state or quality of being holy; sanctity.

2. Holiness Roman Catholic Church Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for a pope.

holiness [ˈhəʊlɪnɪs]

the state or quality of being holy

Holiness [ˈhəʊlɪnɪs]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (preceded by his or your) a title once given to all bishops, but now reserved for the pope

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Noun

holiness - the quality of being holy

sanctitude, sanctity

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

sacredness - the quality of being sacred

unholiness - the quality of being unholy

holiness

noun sanctity, spirituality, sacredness, purity, divinity, righteousness, piety, godliness, saintliness, blessedness, religiousness, devoutness, virtuousness We were immediately struck with this city's holiness.

Translations

holiness [ˈhəʊlɪnɪs] N [of place, person] → santidad f; [of day] → lo sagrado
His Holiness (the Pope) → Su Santidad(el Papa)

holiness [ˈhəʊlinɪs] n → sainteté f

holiness

n → Heiligkeit f; His/Your Holiness (Eccl) → Seine/Eure Heiligkeit

Holiness [ˈhəʊlɪnɪs] n his Holiness → Sua Santità

holiness [ˈhəʊlɪnɪs] n → santità

holiness holy

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angel devotion fakeer faqir Faquir hagio- HH His holiness holy man holy person Lively stones piety Propense sacredness saint Saintism sanctimonious sanctitude sanctity	For these reasons his Holiness Pope Leo[*] found the pontificate most powerful, and it is to be hoped that, if others made it great in arms, he will make it still greater and more venerated by his goodness and infinite other virtues. The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context Now get you to Camelot as fast as you can fly, brave knight, and show the writing to Clarence, and tell him to have these required matters in the Valley of Holiness with all possible dispatch. A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context Then was he anointed and consecrated, and thus was fulfilled what he had heard from the frogs on his way, which had so affected him, that he was to be his Holiness the Pope. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context	hole up hole-and-corner hole-in-corner hole-in-the-wall holes Holethnic Holethnos holey Holguín Holi Holibut Holidam Holiday holiday camp holiday home holiday job holiday pay holiday resort holiday season holiday traffic holiday-maker holidayism holidaymaker holier-than-thou holily holiness Holing Holinshed holism holistic holistic medicine holistic theory Holkar State Holkham Hall Holla Holland Holland gin hollandaise hollandaise sauce Hollander Hollandia Hollandish Hollands holler holler out hollering Hollerith Hollerith card Hollerith code Hollerith Herman Holley	Holidays of France Holidays of France Holidays of France Holidays of France Holidaytime greetings Holidaytime greetings Holidaytime greetings Holidaytime greetings Holidaytime greetings holier holier holier holier Holier Than Thou Holier Than Thou Attitude holier-than-thou holier-than-thou holier-than-thou holier-than-thou holies of holies holies of holies holiest holiest holiest holiest Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility holily holily holily holily holiness Holiness Association of Texas Holiness Christian Church Holiness Church of Christ Holiness movement Holinesses Holinesses Holinfobank Metasite holing holing holing holing holing out holing out holing out holing up holing up holing up Holingshed Holingshed Holinshed Holinshed Holinshed, Raphael holism holism holism holism holist holist holist holistic

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For these reasons his Holiness Pope Leo[*] found the pontificate most powerful, and it is to be hoped that, if others made it great in arms, he will make it still greater and more venerated by his goodness and infinite other virtues.

The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context

Now get you to Camelot as fast as you can fly, brave knight, and show the writing to Clarence, and tell him to have these required matters in the Valley of Holiness with all possible dispatch.

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

Then was he anointed and consecrated, and thus was fulfilled what he had heard from the frogs on his way, which had so affected him, that he was to be his Holiness the Pope.

Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context

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