Your Holiness — Your/His Holiness phrase used for talking to or about an important religious leader, especially the Pope Thesaurus: catholicismhyponym Main entry: holiness … Useful english dictionary
Holiness — is a synonym for sanctity, the state of being holy or sacred.Holiness means to be set apartHoliness may also refer to: * Holiness movement, a specific tradition within evangelical Christianity * His Holiness, an official style of address in… … Wikipedia
holiness — ► NOUN 1) the state of being holy. 2) (His/Your Holiness) the title of the Pope, Orthodox patriarchs, and the Dalai Lama … English terms dictionary
His/Your Holiness — the title of the Pope, Orthodox patriarchs, and the Dalai Lama. → holiness … English new terms dictionary
holiness — [[t]ho͟ʊlinəs[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Holiness is the state or quality of being holy. The holiness of God reveals one s own sin... We were immediately struck by this city s holiness. 2) N VOC: poss N; PRON: poss PRON (politeness) You say … English dictionary
holiness — noun 1》 the state of being holy. 2》 (His/Your Holiness) the title of the Pope, Orthodox patriarchs, and the Dalai Lama … English new terms dictionary
HOLINESS CODE — HOLINESS CODE, the name designating the collection of laws in Leviticus 17–26, which – according to the classical documentary hypothesis – constitutes a particular division within the so called Priestly Source (P). One of the characteristics of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
holiness — [hō′lē nis] n. [ME holinesse < OE halignesse] 1. the quality or state of being holy 2. [H ] a title of the pope (with His or Your) … English World dictionary
Holiness code — The Holiness Code is a term used in biblical criticism to refer to Leviticus 17 26, and is so called due to its highly repeated use of the word Holy. It has no special traditional religious significance and traditional Jews and Christians do not… … Wikipedia
holiness — noun 1 (U) the quality of being pure and good in a religious way: God s holiness 2 Your/His Holiness used as a title for addressing or talking about the Pope … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
