HOLINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being holy

Synonyms:

holiness; sanctitude; sanctity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("holiness" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Attribute:

holy (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)

unhallowed; unholy (not hallowed or consecrated)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "holiness"):

sacredness (the quality of being sacred)

Antonym:

unholiness (the quality of being unholy)

Derivation:

holy (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)