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
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
He told the judge that he had stayed with a holy man in his ashram in Gorakhpur, a city in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022
If they considered me some sort of hero or holy man, it gave me useful leverage.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
