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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the quality of being holy;
[syn: holiness, sanctity, sanctitude]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! --Ex. xv. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness. [1913 Webster] Israel was holiness unto the Lord. --Jer.ii.3. [1913 Webster] His holiness, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors. Syn: Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness; righteousness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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