bondservant

Example Sentences

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All you see is this kind of Christian-used churchy word "bondservant," which you never hear outside of a biblical reference.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2021

His grandfather, Cao Yin, was an imperial bondservant, an important functionary in the south, who enjoyed high favour with the emperor Kangxi.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2016

So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.'

From Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. by MacDonald, George

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

From His Life A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels by Barton, William Eleazar

He did everything he could to propitiate his malicious enemy and conqueror, nay he offered to be his serf, his bondservant, if only he might pay the fearful debt thus.

From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul