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| - | '''Holiness''', or '''sanctity''', is the state of being '''holy''' or '''[[sacred]]''', that is, set apart for the [[worship]] or service of [[God]] or [[deity|gods]]. It could also mean being set apart to pursue (or to already have achieved) a sacred state or goal, such as [[Nirvana]]. It is often ascribed to people, objects, times, or places. | + | ==Etymology== |
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| + | From Middle English ''holi, hali'', from Old English ''hāliġ, hāleġ'' (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *''hailagaz'' (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic ''*hailaz'' (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European ''*koil-'' (“healthy, whole”). Cognate with Scots ''haly'' (“holy”), Dutch ''heilig' (“holy”), German ''heilig'' (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at [[whole]]. | ||
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| *[[Holiday]] | *[[Holiday]] | ||
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Etymology
From Middle English holi, hali, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *koil- (“healthy, whole”). Cognate with Scots haly (“holy”), Dutch heilig' (“holy”), German heilig (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”). More at whole.
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