holy being

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Gentlemen,” I said, “I feel that a holy being is in that carriage.”

From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá

Yet the Pope is still a holy being.

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

She would not soil or irreverently handle our Buddha, but it is only holy as a symbol, as an image of a holy being.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

But as for you, holy being, let me tell you, I am brimming over with ecstasy.”

From The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Some holy being does invade this place, And from their duty does my spirits chase.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John