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# holiness

noun (holiness, uncountable); title (His Holiness, Your Holiness)

«holiness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#m1)
2. «His Holiness» — a polite title for some religious leaders, such as the Pope or the Dalai Lama. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in religious education lessons and stories about saints, temples and holy places. As a title it is used in the news: «His Holiness the Pope visited the city.» It tells the reader that something or someone is treated with deep religious respect.

### Examples

- The temple was a place of great holiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x1)
- Saints are remembered for their holiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x2)
- His Holiness the Pope waved to the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x3)
- The Dalai Lama is called His Holiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x4)
- Many people feel the holiness of the old church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x5)
- The monks lived lives of quiet holiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x6)
- The pupils set off at once, wondering at the strangeness of their errand, and still more at the holiness of the jogi to whom such secrets were revealed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable (no plural) except in the title. Titles take capital letters: His Holiness, Your Holiness. From «holy» + «-ness»; holy changes y to i. Do not confuse with «wholeness» (being whole) or «holeyness» (full of holes — a joke word).

## In Jewish tradition

Being set apart for God and different from the ordinary.

**Interpretation.** Holiness (kedushah) means separation for God's service. In Sefer Yetzirah, the "Palace of Holiness" is the center that holds up all things.

### Examples

- Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Torah EXO.15.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/#x1)
- the founder of the concealed and fundamental ideas of holiness and of their stages of preparation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/#x2)
- These Seven Double Letters point out seven localities; Above, Below, East, West, North, South, and the Palace of Holiness in the midst of them sustaining all things. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/#x3)
- Thy testimonies are very sure, holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore. (Writings PSA.93.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/#x4)
- O God, Thy way is in holiness; who is a great god like unto God? (Writings PSA.77.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/#x5)
- Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David; (Writings PSA.89.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable (no plural) except in the title. Titles take capital letters: His Holiness, Your Holiness. From «holy» + «-ness»; holy changes y to i. Do not confuse with «wholeness» (being whole) or «holeyness» (full of holes — a joke word).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «holiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«holiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/holiness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «holiness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/holiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«holiness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/holiness.html) on Mova free.