Holiness

Holiness is a central concept in the Bible and within religion in general. It can be defined from a variety of angles:

Holiness is a characteristic of everything that belongs to God and that is connected to God or the divine will.
Holiness is something that people experience when they come in contact with God. God’s holiness inspires feelings of awe and insignificance in people.
Holiness can also indicate a particular status within the community. For example, priests in the Old Testament period had a status of holiness.
Holiness manifests itself in certain phenomena such as divine revelation.