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Meaning of Holiness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhoʊlinəs

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being holy.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Used in connection with His or Your to address the leader of some religious traditions, notably the pope.
    countable

Equivalents

العربية القدسية حرمة قدس قدسية
Azərbaycanca müqəddəslik
Čeština svatost
Cymraeg sancteiddrwydd
Deutsch Heiligkeit
Esperanto sankteco
Español santidad
فارسی تقدس
Suomi pyhyys
Français sainteté
עברית קדושה קודש
हिन्दी पवित्रता
Bahasa Indonesia kekeramatan kekudusan kesucian
Íslenska heilagleiki
Italiano santità
日本語 台下 尊厳 神聖
한국어 거룩 신성 존엄
Nederlands heiligheid
Polski świętość
Português santidade
Svenska helighet
Kiswahili utakatifu
Tagalog kabanalan

Examples

“R. Moskowitz charges cisgender readers to be as conscious and deliberate with our religious identities as transgender and gender non-conforming people are with theirs, arguing that holiness is only achieved through continuous and unrelenting struggle and change.”
““Through the Sacraments, God shares his holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier,” the conference says on its website.”
“Your Holiness”
“Currently he is a firm pillar that is supporting the Tibetan diaspora, holding them all together—but I worry about what will happen to Tibetans when His Holiness leaves his current body.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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