article of religion
Example Sentences
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If there is any article of religion fundamental, and indispensable to its very existence, it is the knowledge of God.
From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Patterson, Robert
No man made himself more agreeable in his own house and at his own table than Lord Strathern usually did, for hospitality was with him an article of religion.
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru
His judgment, indeed, of Pitt always seemed to me much warped by that adoration of Fox which in the early years of the century was almost an article of religion in Whig circles.
From Lord John Russell by Reid, Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson)
The commonplace sound people submit, and compel the rest to submit, because they have been taught to do so as an article of religion and a point of honor.
From Back to Methuselah by Shaw, Bernard
Emily knew but one article of religion, and that bade her preserve, if need be, at the cost of life, the purity of her soul.
From A Life's Morning by Gissing, George
