Hypertext Webster Gateway: "holiness"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Holiness
in the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and
to Christians as consecrated to God's service, and in so far as
they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom. 6:19,
22; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:8; 1 Pet. 1:15). Personal holiness is a
work of gradual development. It is carried on under many
hindrances, hence the frequent admonitions to watchfulness,
prayer, and perseverance (1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 4:23,
24). (See {SANCTIFICATION}.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Holiness \Ho"li*ness\, n. [AS. h[=a]lignes.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
holiness
n : the quality of being holy [syn: {sanctity}] [ant: {unholiness}]
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