|
Holiness - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Holiness : (noun)
1: the quality of being holy [syn: sanctity] [ant: unholiness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
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.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Holiness : in the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and
to Christians as consecrated to God's service, and in so far as
they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom. 6:19,
22; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:8; 1 Pet. 1:15). Personal holiness is a
work of gradual development. It is carried on under many
hindrances, hence the frequent admonitions to watchfulness,
prayer, and perseverance (1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 4:23,
24). (See SANCTIFICATION.)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
Example Usage of Holiness |
 |
gonpoyeshe: @TulkuOgyen His Holiness Penor Rinpoche also said in 2008 that the man who calls himself Tenpa Rinpoche was not recognized in Nyingma. |
 |
anisonams: @TulkuOgyen Tulku-la, are you aware that Jetsunma asked about his Tulku status and His Holiness Penor Rinpoche sent word back he was not |
 |
swaggabarbee: RT @DelanaJay: #iconfess I'm nt as clse 2 the Lord as I shld B bt I'm alt clsr thn alt of yal PRETENDERS! Holiness is a lfestyle<-omg preach |
|
