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- [hoh-lee-nis]
- /ˈhoʊ li nɪs/
- /ˈhəʊ.li.nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoh-lee-nis]
- /ˈhoʊ li nɪs/
Definitions of holiness word
- noun holiness the quality or state of being holy; sanctity. 1
- noun holiness (initial capital letter) a title of the pope, formerly used also of other high ecclesiastics (usually preceded by His or Your). 1
- noun holiness The state of being holy. 1
- noun holiness sacred quality 1
- noun holiness title of Pope 1
- uncountable noun holiness Holiness is the state or quality of being holy. 0
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Origin of holiness
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English holynesse, Old English hālignes. See holy, -ness
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Parts of speech for Holiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
holiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
holiness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for holiness
noun holiness
- sanctity — holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- righteousness — the quality or state of being righteous.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
- humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
- devoutness — devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.
Antonyms for holiness
noun holiness
- atheism — Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Compare agnosticism.
- sin — the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
- wickedness — the quality or state of being wicked.
- unholy — not holy; not sacred or hallowed.
Top questions with holiness
- what is holiness?
- holiness is what i long for?
- when i look into your holiness?
- what does holiness mean?
- holiness holiness is what i long for?
- when i look into your holiness lyrics?
- what does the bible say about holiness?
- holiness without which no man kjv?
- holiness is what i long for donnie mcclurkin?
- how to achieve holiness?
- what is holiness church?
- how to attain holiness?
- song holiness is what i long for?
- holiness is what you want from me?
- lyrics for holiness is what i long for?
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