Word Meanings - HOLINESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence. Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! Ex. xv. 11. 2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship;

Additional info about word: HOLINESS

1. The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence. Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! Ex. xv. 11. 2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness. Israel was holiness unto the Lord. Jer.ii.3. His holiness, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors. Syn. -- Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness; righteousness.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of HOLINESS)

• Piety
• Religion
• devotion
• godliness
• holiness
• grace
• reverence
• sanctity
• Faith
• creed
• theology
• belief
• profession
• piety
• Sanctification
• Justification
• absolution
• consecration
• Sanctity
• Holiness
• sacredness
• solemnity

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• CREMASTERIC
  Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.
• CREBRICOSTATE
  Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
• CREDIBLY
  In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event.
• CREEP
  to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. 1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl. Ye that walk The earth, and stately
• CREATIONAL
  Of or pertaining to creation.
• CRESYLIC
  Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc. Cresylic acid. See Cresol.
• CREATURELY
  Creatural; characteristic of a creature. "Creaturely faculties." Cheyne.
• CREMOR
  Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.
• CRENELATION
  The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
• CREATION
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• CREDIT FONCIER
  A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out
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  To make a prolonged sharp grating or ssqueaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak. The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. Dryden. Doors upon their hinges creaked. Tennyson.
• CRETONNE
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• CREDENCE
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• CREDULOUSLY
  With credulity.
• CREASOTE
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• CREPITATION
  1. The act of crepitating or crackling. A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air. A crepitant râle.
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• INCREPATION
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  In a concrete manner.
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