holiness

== English == === Alternative forms === (all obsolete) holinesse, holyness, holynesse === Etymology === From Middle English holynesse, holinesse, halinesse, from Old English hāliġnes (“holiness, a holy thing, rites”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailagnassī, equivalent to holy +‎ -ness. Cognate with West Frisian hilligens (“holiness”), Old High German heilagnissi, heilīgnissi (“holiness”), whence Middle High German heilignis (“halidom”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊlinəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊlinəs/ Hyphenation: ho‧li‧ness === Noun === holiness (countable and uncountable, plural holinesses) The state or condition of being holy. ==== Synonyms ==== sacrality sacredness sanctity ==== Derived terms ==== His Holiness holiness movement Their Holinesses Your Holiness ==== Translations ====