holy being

Example Sentences

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On the following night a holy being appeared to him, and ordered him to make a representation of what he had seen in the sky, and use it for an ensign in battle.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist

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

He felt her holy being stealing through His own, like fountains of the azure dew, That summer mingles with his golden light; And he would clasp her, till the weary night Was worn away.

From The Death-Wake or Lunacy; a Necromaunt in Three Chimeras by Lang, Andrew

I did not speak to her, for she was to me a holy being, not to be addressed lightly.

From Cord and Creese by De Mille, James

For that holy being, that resplendent person, with all her heart and soul and endless love, had ever fostered and cherished him in the warm embrace of her celestial tenderness.

From Bahíyyih Khánum by Baha'i World Centre