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

This then cannot be applied to a holy being.

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

What a holy being he was, how great a man!

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

The virtuous choose, are virtuous by choice; the holy, being one, deliberate not—their volitions answering spontaneously to their desires.

From Tablets by Alcott, Amos Bronson