holynesses
See also: Holynesses
English
Noun
holynesses
- plural of holynesse
- 1540, Richard Taverber, edited by Edward Cardwemm, On the Epistles and Gospels, published 1841:
- I call Antichriste whosoeuer teacheth other deuotions and holynesses, then Christ dyd ordeyne.
- plural of holyness
Usage notes
- Also often used as possessive in Early Modern English before the acceptance of the apostrophe.