holiness

«holiness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The quality of being holy, very good and connected with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (holiness, uncountable); title (His Holiness, Your Holiness)

meaning for a pupil

1) The quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion. tree →

2) «His Holiness» — a polite title for some religious leaders, such as the Pope or the Dalai Lama. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Being set apart for God and different from the ordinary. Interpretation: Holiness (kedushah) means separation for God's service. In Sefer Yetzirah, the "Palace of Holiness" is the center that holds up all things. In the primary lessons: Used in religious education lessons and stories about saints, temples and holy places. As a title it is used in the news: «His Holiness the Pope visited the city.» It tells the reader that something or someone is treated with deep religious respect.

examples

• Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Torah EXO.15.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• the founder of the concealed and fundamental ideas of holiness and of their stages of preparation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• These Seven Double Letters point out seven localities; Above, Below, East, West, North, South, and the Palace of Holiness in the midst of them sustaining all things. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Thy testimonies are very sure, holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore. (Writings PSA.93.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• O God, Thy way is in holiness; who is a great god like unto God? (Writings PSA.77.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David; (Writings PSA.89.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• The temple was a place of great holiness. tree →
• Saints are remembered for their holiness. tree →
• His Holiness the Pope waved to the crowd. tree →
• The Dalai Lama is called His Holiness. tree →
• Many people feel the holiness of the old church. tree →
• The monks lived lives of quiet holiness. tree →
• The pupils set off at once, wondering at the strangeness of their errand, and still more at the holiness of the jogi to whom such secrets were revealed. tree →

note

Uncountable (no plural) except in the title. Titles take capital letters: His Holiness, Your Holiness. From «holy» + «-ness»; holy changes y to i. Do not confuse with «wholeness» (being whole) or «holeyness» (full of holes — a joke word).

In the corpora

• Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
• God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
• The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.
• They see Thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, in holiness.
• O God, Thy way is in holiness; who is a great god like unto God?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «holiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.