Your Holiness

 [hoh-lee-nis]  

ho·li·ness

   [hoh-lee-nis]
noun
1.
the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
2.
(initial capital letter) a title of the pope, formerly used also of other high ecclesiastics (usually preceded by His or Your).
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English holynesse, Old English hālignes. See holy, -ness

Related forms
self-ho·li·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. blessedness, godliness, saintliness.

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