Holiness..

"Holiness" describes the character of God -- "God is Holy!"

English Term        Greek Word        Meaning

Holiness (noun)        hagiasmos        State or condition of being holy

Sanctification           hagiasmoso       process of making a person holy

Sanctify (verb)          hagiozo              to make holy; to dedicate or purify

Holy (adjective)        hagios                belonging to God, sacred, pure

Saints (noun)            Hagioi                believers who have responded
                                                          to God's  invitation to be  disciples
                                                          of Jesus.  They are the "called out
                                                          ones" who make up the church.
                                                           (I Cor 1:2)

God calls us to be holy .. see Leviticus 11:44-45, and 19:1-2

God is the one who makes us holy  .. see Levitcus 20:7-8

Even in the New Testament we are still called to be holy ..see Hebrews
12:14, I Peter 1:15-16.

We are to be a holy priesthood..  see I Peter 2:4-6

We pursue holiness by offering ourselves completely to God .. see
Romans 6:15-19, and Romans 12:1-2