holiness

holiness
    n 1: the quality of being holy [syn: {holiness}, {sanctity},
         {sanctitude}] [ant: {unholiness}]
    

Holiness \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.
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            Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! --Ex. xv.
                                                  11.
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   2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to
      his worship; sacredness.
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            Israel was holiness unto the Lord.    --Jer.ii.3.
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   {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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Holiness
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}.)
    

74 Moby Thesaurus words for "holiness":
      Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, angelicalness,
      awesomeness, awfulness, beauty of holiness, blessedness,
      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, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality,
      ubiquity, unearthliness, unity, unspeakability, unutterability,
      unworldliness, venerability, venerableness