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holiness

[hoh-lee-nis] / ˈhoʊ li nɪs /


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“There’s this idea of this false sense of holiness and that this guy doesn’t belong here,” says McBride.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2025

Nobody calls holiness home—although, ironically, doing so is an all-too-human habit.

From Slate May 15, 2024

It’s an elegiac relationship, compounded by the recent passing of my grandmother, who embodied holiness and unadulterated love in every sense.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2024

"There can be no mixing, then, of religious beliefs and violence, of holiness and oppression, of religious traditions and sectarianism," Francis said.

From Reuters Sep. 3, 2023

They examined the club carefully, while his holiness told them how a good one should be made.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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