'Holiness' definitions:

Definition of 'holiness'

From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being holy [syn: holiness, sanctity, sanctitude] [ant: unholiness]

Definition of 'Holiness'

From: GCIDE
  • Holiness \Ho"li*ness\, n. [AS. h[=a]lignes.]
  • 1. The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence. [1913 Webster]
  • Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! --Ex. xv. 11. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness. [1913 Webster]
  • Israel was holiness unto the Lord. --Jer.ii.3. [1913 Webster]
  • His holiness, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors.
  • Syn: Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness; righteousness. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Holiness'

From: Easton
  • Holiness in the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God's service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom. 6:19, 22; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:8; 1 Pet. 1:15). Personal holiness is a work of gradual development. It is carried on under many hindrances, hence the frequent admonitions to watchfulness, prayer, and perseverance (1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 4:23, 24). (See SANCTIFICATION.)

Synonyms of 'holiness'

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