Holiness

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

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.”

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