holiness

Example Sentences

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Nobody calls holiness home—although, ironically, doing so is an all-too-human habit.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

It’s an elegiac relationship, compounded by the recent passing of my grandmother, who embodied holiness and unadulterated love in every sense.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

Saturday’s rally took place during Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of holiness and rest.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

"There can be no mixing, then, of religious beliefs and violence, of holiness and oppression, of religious traditions and sectarianism," Francis said.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2023

Therefore, it seems to me that everything that exists is good—death as well as life, sin as well as holiness, wisdom as well as folly.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse