Ho″li‐ness, n. [AS. hālignes.] 1. The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence.
Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! Ex. xv. 11.
2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness.
Israel was holiness unto the Lord. Jer. ii. 3.
His holiness, a title of the pope; — formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors.
Syn. — Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness; righteousness.