Ho"li*ness, n. [AS. hlignes.] 1. The state or quality of being holy;
perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity;
innocence.
Who is like thee, glorious in holiness!
Ex. xv. 11.
2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his
worship; sacredness.
Israel was holiness unto the Lord.
Jer.ii.3.
His holiness, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also to Greek
bishops and Greek emperors.
Syn. -- Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness;
righteousness.
Hol"ing (?), n. [See Hole a hollow.] (Mining) Undercutting in a bed of
coal, in order to bring down the upper mass. Raymond.
Hol"la (?), interj. [F. hola; ho ho + l‡ there, fr. L. illac that way,
there. Cf. Hollo.] Hollo.
Hol"la, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hollaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hollaing.] See
Hollo, v. i.
Hol"land (?), n. A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen
fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or
unbleached hollands.
Hol"land*er (?), n. 1. A native or one of the people of Holland; a
Dutchman.
2. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not
absorb water; -- called also, Dutch clinker. Wagner.
Hol"land*ish, a. Relating to Holland; Dutch.
Hol"lands (?), n. 1. Gin made in Holland.