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holiness | righteous |

As a noun holiness

is (countable) used in connection with his]]'' or ''[[your|your to address to the pope.

As an adjective righteous is

free from sin or guilt.

As a verb righteous is

to make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.

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

    righteous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • free from sin or guilt
  • moral and virtuous, suggesting sanctimonious
  • justified morally
  • (slang, US) awesome

    • Derived terms

    * righteousness * self-righteous

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 101:
    • Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused ’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.