holiness

IPA/ˈhəʊ.li.nəs/
KK[hˈolinəs]IPA/ˈhoʊ.li.nəs/

holiness — 名詞

1. the state of being pure, good, and connected to God or what a religion treats as

1.名詞C1
釋義

神聖

純潔良善、與神或宗教相連的狀態

the state of being pure, good, and connected to God or what a religion treats as sacred

例句

Pilgrims travel to the temple because of the holiness they feel inside its walls.

朝聖者前往這座寺廟，是因為在牆內感受到那份神聖。

the holiness of a sacred place

Darius believed that years of quiet prayer had slowly deepened his holiness.

Darius 相信多年安靜的祈禱，已慢慢加深了他的神聖。

holiness as a personal spiritual quality

常見搭配
  • personal holiness
  • inner holiness
  • a life of holiness
同義詞
  • sanctity

    more formal; often used of places, life, or vows

  • godliness

    stresses living by religious rules and devotion

  • purity

    broader; can be moral or physical, not only religious

反義詞
  • sinfulness

    the state of doing wrong against religious rules

文法句型

the holiness of [something]

用法筆記

Uncountable and abstract; commonly follows 'the' plus 'of' to name the source of the quality, as in 'the holiness of the place'.

常見錯誤

She showed many holinesses.
She showed great holiness.
it is uncountable, so it takes no plural and no 'a'.

2. a respectful title used to speak to or about a senior religious leader such as t

2.名詞C1
釋義

聖座；閣下

對教宗等高階宗教領袖的尊稱

a respectful title used to speak to or about a senior religious leader such as the Pope

例句

The reporter asked His Holiness whether the church would change its teaching on the matter.

記者詢問教宗閣下，教會是否會改變對此事的教導。

His Holiness for a senior religious leader

When the bishop met the Pope, she addressed him as Your Holiness.

那位主教見到教宗時，以「教宗閣下」稱呼他。

Your Holiness used in direct address

常見搭配
  • His Holiness
  • Your Holiness
  • Their Holiness
同義詞
  • Eminence

    title used for cardinals rather than the Pope

  • Reverence

    older respectful form of address for clergy

文法句型

His/Your Holiness

用法筆記

Almost always capitalized and preceded by 'His', 'Your', or 'Their'; distinguish from sense 1, which names a quality rather than a person.

常見錯誤

I met the holiness yesterday.
I met His Holiness yesterday.
as a title it needs a possessive like His, Your, or Their.

同根字

  • holy
    形容詞B1
  • holily
    副詞C2
  • hallow
    動詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sense of holiness

常用片語

  • a life of holiness
  • an air of holiness

介系詞搭配

  • holiness of