supernatural virtue

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They readily accepted toys and trinkets, which, supposing them to be brought from heaven, possessed a supernatural virtue in their eyes.

From Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Grace would be required for them, as for every other act of supernatural virtue, but no one would say that to assume such obligations a special call from heaven is prerequisite.

From What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People by Cassilly, Francis Bernard

When Dr. Newman was ordained in 1824, he has told us, he did not look on ordination as a sacramental rite, nor did he ascribe to baptism any supernatural virtue.

From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Birrell, Augustine

There is no supernatural virtue in the crystal itself—it is merely a means to an end; a piece of useful apparatus to aid in the production of certain phenomena.

From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Panchadasi, Swami

It was made to express, to represent God; but without attributing to the mere number ONE any divine or supernatural virtue.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert