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Holiness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Holiness has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the quality of being holy

"The quiet reverence she felt while walking through the ancient cathedral was a profound sense of holiness that seemed to fill every stone and beam."

2

The state or condition of being holy.

"When addressing the pontiff, you should refer to him as Holiness rather than by his personal name."

3

Used in connection with His or Your to address the pope.

Related Terms
Antonyms
unholiness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
quality
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sacredness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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