making holy

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In the revelation by Moses of God’s Holiness and His way of making holy, the priests, and specially the high priests, were the chief expression of God’s Holiness in man.

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

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

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

—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.