holiness
Example Sentences
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It’s been feeling practically biblical around here lately — and it’s not the feeling of holiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Archdiocese of New York recently released an update on reforms to its abuse response protocols, with Dolan arguing that “conversion is possible, healing is possible, holiness is possible even after great sin.”
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
Nobody calls holiness home—although, ironically, doing so is an all-too-human habit.
From Slate ● May 15, 2024
Saturday’s rally took place during Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of holiness and rest.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Certainly there are spots which inevitably attach to themselves an atmosphere of holiness and goodness; it might not then be too fanciful to say that some houses are born bad.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
