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 James Grant
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 J.W. Robertson Scott
But as for you, holy being, let me tell you, I am brimming over with ecstasy.”
From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Gentlemen,” I said, “I feel that a holy being is in that carriage.”
From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Had I been in a Catholic church I had imagined her to have been some holy being, incarnated by her deep sympathy with the worshippers.
From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by George Willis Cooke
