ho·li·ness /ˈholinəs/
 神聖,純潔,潔白


 Ho·li·ness, n.
 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.

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 holiness
      n : the quality of being holy [syn: sanctity] [ant: unholiness]


 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.)