Old English halignis "holiness, sanctity, religion; holy thing;" see holy + -ness. Compare Old High German heilagnissa. As title of the Pope, it translates Latin sanctitas (until c. 600 also applied to bishops).
双语例句
1. The President received His Holiness at the White House.
总统在白宫接见了教皇陛下。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The holiness of God reveals one's own sin.
上帝的神圣揭示世人自身的罪孽。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We were immediately struck by this city's holiness.
我们立即就被这座城市的神圣氛围所打动。
来自柯林斯例句
4. His Holiness Pope John Paul II
教皇圣座约翰∙保罗二世
来自《权威词典》
5. They worship dreams Holiness in art, ritual, entertainment.
