holiness

Example Sentences

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He said he pursued a second career in social service because he wanted to make a direct impact, and people who work with Catholic Charities “personify holiness in every action, every day.”

From Washington Post

It does not produce supreme goods like holiness, enlightenment or salvation.

From Washington Post

"Mindful of his service to the gospel through the promotion of racial equality and reconciliation in his native South Africa, his holiness commends his soul to the loving mercy of almighty God."

From BBC

An icon is more than a picture: It’s a pictorial incarnation of holiness.

From New York Times

Whatever terrors are running through the Good Shepherd convent remain largely buried beneath a code of silence enforced by fear and sealed with the presumption of holiness.

From Washington Post