Hō'li-ness, n.
n. [From holy.] 1. The state or quality of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; freedom from sin; sanctity.
We see piety and holiness ridiculed as morose singularities. Rogers.
☞ Applied to the Supreme Being, holiness denotes perfect moral purity, or integrity of moral character. “Who is like thee, . . . glorious in holiness?” Exod. xv. 11.
Sense 2. The state of any thing hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness.
His Holiness, a title of the pope of Rome and also of Greek bishops.
Synonyms—Piety; devotion; godliness; religiousness; sanctity; sacredness; righteousness.