holy man
Example Sentences
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Two weeks later, the holy man came to the Peterhof Palace outside St. Petersburg at the suggestion of two sisters who were part of the czar’s extended family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He was a holy man, after all, and saints were supposed to hover around their relics.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
"He was a holy man, that fisherman," Friday recalled.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023
And in “First Reformed,” Hawke is the Rev. Ernst Toller, a holy man filled with despair over climate change.
From New York Times • May 21, 2023
The four representatives of the upper classes sat down wherever they could—there were only two stools—and stared at the holy man in receptive silence.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
