earthly

Example Sentences

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He did not know on the first night we were together that he would be responsible for keeping me alive, fighting for "us," and testing the boundaries of earthly love.

From Salon

The coronation liturgy doesn’t have Camilla kneeling like Philip did at Elizabeth’s coronation, when he pledged to “become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship.”

From Washington Post

The theme for the coronation is “called to serve,” in which Charles will go forth as an earthly “servant king,” with Christ as inspiration.

From Washington Post

Once you've made that bait and switch where this earthly person represents the divine, and moreover, represents the divine that takes pleasure in violence, you can keep that system going for a long time.

From Salon

When the devil tempted Christ with earthly authority, he flatly refused to take it.

From Salon