holiness
Collocations
5ADJ.
current, fearful, glorious, praise-worthy, terrible
VERB + HOLINESS
arguing, like, shares
HOLINESS + NOUN
ac, wholeness
PREP.
in, in, toward, with
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
The state or condition of being holy.
R. Moskowitz charges cisgender readers to be as conscious and deliberate with our religious identities as transgender and gender non-conforming people are with theirs, arguing that holiness is only achieved through continuous and unrelenting struggle and change.
“Through the Sacraments, God shares his holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier,” the conference says on its website.
noun
Used in connection with His or Your to address the leader of some religious traditions, notably the pope.
Your Holiness
Currently he is a firm pillar that is supporting the Tibetan diaspora, holding them all together—but I worry about what will happen to Tibetans when His Holiness leaves his current body.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the quality of being holy
- sanctity
- sanctitude
Antonyms
- unholiness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6R. Moskowitz charges cisgender readers to be as conscious and deliberate with our religious identities as transgender and gender non-conforming people are with theirs, arguing that holiness is only ac
Wiktionary“Through the Sacraments, God shares his holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier,” the conference says on its website.
WiktionaryYour Holiness
WiktionaryCurrently he is a firm pillar that is supporting the Tibetan diaspora, holding them all together—but I worry about what will happen to Tibetans when His Holiness leaves his current body.
WiktionaryShe felt something akin to holiness; well, she wasn't sure if it was that, but it felt like something stronger than goodness.
Tatoeba · #2652746Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
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