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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Holy Spirit
• Holy Place
• Holy Day
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Scofield Reference Index
• Holy Spirit
• Holy
Thompson Chain Reference
• Vessels, Holy
• Holy Vessels
• Holy Spirit, 6s, 7s, and 8's O
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The Topic Concordance
• Holy Spirit
• Holiness
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Water: & Healing, Holy
• Holy Place, Entry to
• Beauty of Holiness
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Witness of the Holy Spirit
• Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit
• Sealing of the Holy Spirit
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Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Trinity, the Holy
• Thursday, Holy
• Thursday in Holy Week
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American Tract Society
• Holy, Holiness
• Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost
• Blasphemy Against the Holy Ghost
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Holy Spirit
• Holiness
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• War, Holy War
• Spirit, Holy
• Holy, Holiness
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Charles Buck Dictionary
• Procession of the Holy Ghost
• Holy Spirit
• Holy Ghost, Procession of
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Chabad Knowledge Base
• Holy Temple
• Holy of Holies
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Holy, Holiness
• Holy Water
• Holy Spirit, the
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Spirit, Holy
• Holy Place
• Holy of Holies
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Spirit, the Holy
• Holy Spirit, the
• Holy Ghost, the
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Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Love of God: Shed Abroad by the Holy Ghost
• Interest: in Holy Work to Be Maintained
• Holy Water
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Holy Week
• Holy Spirit, Sin Against the
• Holy Spirit
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Song of the Three Holy Children
• Holy Spirit
• Holy Sepulchre
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Spirit Holy
• Holy Thing
• Holy Spirit (2)
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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Chrysippus, Guardian of the Holy Cross
King James Dictionary
• Holy
• Holiness
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Spirit, the Holy
• Ointment, the Holy
• Holy-Day
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Writ, Holy
• Week, Holy
• Water, Holy
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Most Holy
• Holy Ghost
• Holy
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People's Bible Dictionary
• Holy
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Bible The [Holy]
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Holy Ghost
• Holiness, Holy, Holily
• Holy
Webster Dictionary
• Holy Cross
• Holy
• Holiness
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Holy Ghost
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
• Holy
• Holy Island
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Ghost, Holy
• Holiness
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Alliance, Holy
• Anglo-Saxon Versions of the Holy Scriptures.
• Antonio of the Holy Spirit
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Grail, the Holy
• Holy Alliance
• Holy Coat of Trèves
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Archconfraternity of Holy Agony
• Archconfraternity of the Holy Family
• Assessor of the Holy Office
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Guardia, La, the Holy Child of
• Holiness
• Holy City
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Lexicons
• ܚܰܣܝܳܐ
• ܚܰܣܝܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܡܰܩܕ݁ܫܳܐ
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Berry's NT Synonyms
• Holy, Sacred, Pure
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Sanctify, Sacred, Holy
• ἁγιάζω , ἀνασῴζω
• ἁγιασμός
• ἅγιος
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• חָסִיד
• מִקְדָּשׁ
• קָדוֹשׁ
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HO'LINESS, n. from holy. The state of being holy purity or integrity of moral character freedom from sin sanctity. Applied to the Supreme Being, holiness denotes perfect purity or integrity of moral character, one of his essential attributes.

Who is like thee, glorious in holiness? Exodus 15

1. Applied to human beings, holiness is purity of heart or dispositions sanctified affections piety moral goodness, but not perfect.

We see piety and holiness ridiculed as morose singularities.

2. Sacredness the state of any thing hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship applied to churches or temples.

3. That which is separated to the service of God.

Israel was holiness unto the Lord. Jeremiah 2

4. A title of the pope, and formerly of the Greek emperors.