making holy

Example Sentences

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And God’s promise shone forth from His house in the provision for making holy, in the sanctifying power of the altar, of the blood and the oil.

From Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy by Murray, Andrew

Blessed Sunday peace and quiet, harmonising with the calmness in their souls, and making holy air around them!

From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles

—Edgar Poe. golden censer swings in the Temple of Life, making holy its halls and grateful its corridors.

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John

A consecrating—a separating from profane things, and making holy or devoting to sacred purposes—was practiced by both the Jews and the Pagans in relation to their temples, their altars, and all their sacred utensils.

From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.

It means making holy, sanctifying; and holiness was to primitive man just special strength and life.

From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen