holiness

Meaning

The state or condition of being holy.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhoʊlinəs/
Etymology

In summary

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”).

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