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holiness Definition

ho·li·ness (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

holiness Synonyms

holiness

n.

  1. Piety

    devoutness, humility, asceticism, saintliness, righteousness, godliness, beatitude, religiosity, blessedness, grace, reverence, faith, religiousness; see also devotion, worship 1.

    Antonyms evil*, impiety*, wickedness. *

  2. Sanctity

    sanctification, venerableness, sacredness, unction, inviolability, divine protection; see also consecration.

    Antonyms sin*, blasphemy*, profaneness.

Holiness Synonyms

Holiness

n.

head of the Roman Catholic church, Vicar of Christ, bishop of Rome; see Pope.

holiness Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • life: Yet God calls us to holiness of life in the home.
  • heart: Hundreds in the town and circuit began to pray for holiness of heart; and many professed also to obtain it.
  • living: On the judgment day holiness of living is the one thing that will be evidence of faith.
  • truth: I cite the words again, The new man " is created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Converse of object

  • attain: She is one of our own who attained great holiness.
  • pursue: They have a longing to know God, to follow God, to pursue holiness.
  • seek: Take Christ in the first place, and then seek holiness from Him.
  • achieve: Most simply bear the title of the place in which they achieved holiness.
  • understand: But until we understand the serious, holiness of God, our worship will always be false.
  • promote: The spiritual help offered by the Priestly Society is directed toward promoting holiness in its members through the fulfillment of their priestly duties.

Adjective modifier

  • scriptural: But we still claim that Methodism was raised up by God to spread scriptural holiness throughout the land.
  • infinite: But He's not just the God of infinite holiness and justice; He's a God of amazing love.
  • divine: His affections are there indeed, but they must only move now in the circle of divine holiness, of which gold speaks.
  • true: What you see in Job is self-interest, not true holiness.
  • perfect: He is wise and good and acts in perfect holiness and you're blinded by anger.
  • personal: He is calling us to a closer walk with Him resulting in personal holiness.

Modifies a noun

  • movement: After George came to the USA he was involved with the Pilgrim Holiness movement in Ohio.
  • cannot: And our problem is this: God, in the perfection of his holiness cannot and will not tolerate such sin.

Preposition: by

resurrection: He was declared to be the son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead.

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