Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From свѧтъ (svętŭ) +‎ -ость (-ostĭ).

Noun edit

свѧтость (svętostĭf

  1. holiness
  2. sanctuary

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Serbo-Croatian: светост
  • Russian: святость (svjatostʹ)

References edit

  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994