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Holiness is a synonym for sanctity, the state of being holy or sacred.

"Holiness" might also refer to:
  • The Holiness movement, a specific tradition within evangelical Christianity. Several related Protestant denominations and movements include the word "Holiness" in their names.
  • His Holiness or Your Holiness, official styles of address in reference to the leaders of several specific religious groups.
  • The Holiness Code, found in the Bible at Leviticus 17-26.
Holiness, or sanctity, is the state of being holy or sacred, that is, set apart for the worship or service of God or gods. It is often ascribed to people, objects, times, or places.
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The Holiness movement in Christianity is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature of man can be cleansed through faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit if one has had his sins forgiven through faith in Jesus.
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His Holiness is the official style or manner of address in reference to the leaders of certain religious groups. In the Coptic Orthodox Church and in the Catholic Church (including the Eastern Catholic Churches), the style is used when referring to the Pope of Alexandria and the
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Your Holiness is the formal style by which the Coptic Pope and the Catholic Pope are addressed, and is properly the superlative style, taking precedence before all other styles; when rendered in the third person, "His Holiness" may be abbreviated to "HH", but this
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The Holiness Code is a term used in Biblical Criticism to refer to Leviticus 17-26, and is so called due to its highly repeated use of the word Holy. It has no special traditional religious significance and traditional Jews and Christians do not regard it as having any
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