[ho.li.ness] n (bef. 12c) 1: the quality or state of being holy--used as a title for various high religious dignitaries "his holiness the pope"
2: sanctification
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[2]holiness adj, often cap (1888): emphasizing the doctrine of the second blessing; specif: of or relating to a perfectionist movement arising in U.S. Protestantism in the late 19th century