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holiness definition

ho·li·ness (hō′lē nis)

noun

  1. the quality or state of being holy
  2. a title of the pope (with His or Your)

Etymology: ME holinesse < OE halignesse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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