Ho"li*ness, n. [AS.
hālignes.] 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.