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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)