holiness
1. ho.li.ness \ho--le--n*s\ n 1: the quality or state of being holy - used as a title for various high religious dignitaries {His Holiness Pope Pius Xii} 2: SANCTIFICATION 2. holiness aj often cap : emphasizing the doctrine of the second blessing; specif : of or relating to a perfectionist movement arising in U.S. Protestantism in the late 19th century