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

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

Where the word “Mother” appears in the following song it refers to “Mother Earth,” a living, conscious, holy being in Indian thought.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

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

This then cannot be applied to a holy being.

From Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian by Various