as in spirituality
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous
known throughout the world for his holiness, the prophet was visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims
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Recent Examples of holiness
Pleasing or terrible smells could also signify holiness or evil.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2024
God is with us through our best of friends because friendship is holiness at its practical best.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The priests focused mostly on holiness, the prophets on justice and compassion, and the royal courtiers on practical wisdom.
—Jonathan Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
The Ally has chosen sink themselves with pomposity, a humorless sense of holiness, or, worse still, plain canniness — a cynical nod to the selling power of relevance lurking inside a righteous agenda.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2024
God is with us through our best of friends because friendship is holiness at its practical best.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The priests focused mostly on holiness, the prophets on justice and compassion, and the royal courtiers on practical wisdom.
—Jonathan Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
The Ally has chosen sink themselves with pomposity, a humorless sense of holiness, or, worse still, plain canniness — a cynical nod to the selling power of relevance lurking inside a righteous agenda.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for holiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holiness
Noun
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Nature and the mountains provide us a sense of serenity, a sense of spirituality.—
John Meyer,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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Venus in Pisces doesn’t care for surface-level connections; on the contrary, this transit shows us the beauty and value of spirituality and emotional depth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The sanctity of life does not depend on poll results.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Its abstracted scenario is a kind of back to the basics, expressing the sanctity of home, devotion and nature.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Treating our team members well is a matter of morality.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Popular discussion often approaches war through the prisms of morality or law or justice.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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These are people who have grown up together, loved and lost together, and, most importantly, people who carry a deep devotion to this land and those who occupy it.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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American society lacks devotion to the industrial complex.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Holiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holiness. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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