holy order
Example Sentences
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So the back‑pass rule became a holy order to hoof, a proclamation from above that this was now at least half the goalkeeper's job.
From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2011
She was the 17-year-old daughter of a nobleman of Assisi; she founded a holy order for women, was canonized after her death like Francis, whom she had loved all her life.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A guest from the world who hath sought safety in the dress of our holy order and the sanctuary of the monastery," said the abbot.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
First there are the priests, a holy order set apart and endowed with mysterious power, representing Christ and administering his gifts.
From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire
As the king felt a wave of despair washing over him, the nurse from the holy order came forward and spoke.
From Stories from the Old Attic by Harris, Robert A.
