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Holiness vs Purification - What's the difference?

holiness | purification |

As nouns the difference between holiness and purification

is that holiness is the state or condition of being holy while purification is the act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

holiness

English

Alternative forms

* (all obsolete) holinesse, holyness, holynesse

Noun

(es)
  • The state or condition of being holy.

    • Synonyms

    * (state or condition of being holy) sanctity

    Derived terms

    * His Holiness * Their Holinesses * Your Holiness

    purification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
  • A religious act in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.