different between holiness vs purification

English

Alternative forms

• (all obsolete) holinesse, holyness, holynesse

Etymology

From Middle English holynesse, holinesse, halinesse, from Old English h?li?nes (“holiness, a holy thing, rites”), equivalent to holy +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?lin?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??lin?s/
• Hyphenation: ho?li?ness

Noun

holiness (countable and uncountable, plural holinesses)

1. The state or condition of being holy.

Synonyms

• sacrality
• sacredness
• sanctity

Derived terms

• His Holiness
• holiness movement
• Their Holinesses
• Your Holiness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin purificatio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pj????f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

purification (countable and uncountable, plural purifications)

1. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
2. A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
3. (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin p?rific?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.?i.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

purification f (plural purifications)

1. purification

Related terms

• purifier

Further reading

• “purification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).