holiness

ho-li-ness · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or spiritually pure.

  2. 2.

    (His/Your Holiness) A title given to the Pope and other religious leaders.

Related words

Antonyms: profanity, wickedness
See also: holy, sacred, sanctity
Synonyms: piety, sacredness, sanctity

Etymology

From Old English hālignes, from hālig meaning "holy" with the suffix -ness.