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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Halines, Halynes, n. Also: halynace, -nas, halienes. [Northern ME. haly-, halines, midl. and southern holynesse, OE. háliᵹnes, -nys.]

1. a. The quality of being holy; saintliness, sanctity; sacredness. a1400 Leg. S. iii. 936.
Fore ȝour word is spred wid Of halynes on ilke syd Ib. xxv. 501.
For fals feinȝet halines … he monke mad wes 1456 Hay I. 29/28.
That … thai [the cardinals] wald mak laufull electiouns in halynes and charitee c1420 Ratis R. 1653.
For-thi suld eild loue halynes a1500 Henr. Fab. 673.
Ȝour lene cheik … Schawis to me ȝour perfite halines c1500-c1512 Dunb. xliv. 31.
Sen scho hes borne him in hir halines 1533 Boece xi. x. 312 b.
He … contendit with monkis … in halynes and sanctitude of life 1560 Rolland Seven S. 635.
The band of halynes That God deuysit betuix woman and man 1573 Cath. Tr. 18/13.
Your sinagoge … of necessitie … is destitute of all halines 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 157.
Thay ar … restorit to ane cleines and halines of lyf

b. Holy or sacred things. 1596 Dalr. II. 401/18.
Thair tha sett on fyre the hail altaris, … , tha prophane al halynes quhateuir was consecrat

2. His, ȝour etc. halynes, as a title of the Pope or a bishop. c1450-2 Howlat 75.
It will appele to the Pape … ; For happin that his halynace [etc.] Ib. 95.
I am richt rad For to behald ȝour halynes. 1497 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 15.
The incorporatioun of the kyrk of Abirluthnot maid be the papis halines c 1535 Lennox Mun. 349.
Gyf the Papys halynes be into Bowllone c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4524.
The Papis halynes … Will suffer kingis his feit to kis 1573 Sat. P. xl. 30.
Quhat surenes fand the Bischopis halynes, Into Dumbartane quhair he pat his creid? 1596 Dalr. I. 210/10.
This be the Papes halynes sent vnto ws