holiness

holiness
noun
  1. [mass noun]the state of being holy
    神圣
    a life of holiness and total devotion to God.
    神圣而对上帝虔诚的生活。
    ■(His/Your Holiness)a title given to the Pope, Orthodox patriarchs, and the Dalai Lama, or used in addressing them
    陛下(教皇、东正教大教主和达赖喇嘛的头衔或尊称)
    ■[as modifier]denoting a Christian renewal movement originating in the mid 19th century among Methodists in the US, emphasizing the Wesleyan doctrine of the sanctification of believers
    圣洁运动
语源
  1. Old English hālignes (see holy, -ness)
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