Meaning of HOLINESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'howleenis
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| | Definition: | | [n] the quality of being holy |
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| | Synonyms: | | sanctity |
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| | Antonyms: | | unholiness | | |
| | See Also: | | quality, sacredness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! --Ex. xv.
11.
2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to
his worship; sacredness.
Israel was holiness unto the Lord. --Jer.ii.3.
{His holiness}, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also
to Greek bishops and Greek emperors.
Syn: Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness;
righteousness.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 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.) |
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| | Related Terms: | | angelicalness, awesomeness, awfulness, beauty of holiness, blessedness, Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, consecration, devotion, devoutness, divineness, divinity, eternity, fear of God, glory, godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, goodness, hallowedness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holy-mindedness, immutability, ineffability, inenarrability, inexpressibility, infinite goodness, infinite justice, infinite love, infinite mercy, infinite power, infinite wisdom, infinity, inviolability, inviolableness, light, majesty, numinousness, odor of sanctity, omnipotence, omnipotency, omnipresence, omniscience, omnisciency, otherworldliness, piety, piousness, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, righteousness, sacredness, sacrosanctity, sacrosanctness, sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, sanctity, seraphicalness, sovereignty, spirituality, spiritual-mindedness, ubiquity, unearthliness, unity, unspeakability, unutterability, unworldliness, venerability, venerableness |
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