holiness
pronunciation
How to pronounce holiness in British English:
UK [ˈhəʊlinəs]
How to pronounce holiness in American English:
US [ˈhoʊlinəs]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being holy
Word Origin
- holiness (n.)
- Old English halignis "holiness, sanctity, religion; holy thing;" see holy + -ness. Compare Old High German heilagnissa. As title of the Pope, it translates Latin sanctitas (until c. 600 also applied to bishops).
Example
- 1. It 's the history of mankind 's search for holiness .
- 2. The argument concerned the holiness of the name , or names , of god .
- 3. According to a well-informed source in rome , he was told his holiness was sleeping , and could not be woken .
- 4. In this way , he was able to live and die unaware of his own holiness .
- 5. The mission , passion and purpose of ligonier ministries and dr. r.c. sproul is to help people grow in their knowledge of god and his holiness .