HOLINESS
- the state of being holy (having a divine nature or origin) [n HOLINESSES]
- the state of being holy (perfect in a moral sense) [n -ES]
- The state of being holy
- A title given to the pope, Orthodox patriarchs, and the Dalai Lama, or used in addressing them
- Denoting a Christian renewal movement originating in the mid 19th century among Methodists in the US, emphasizing the Wesleyan doctrine of the sanctification of believers