holiness

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Christian figures who embody ideals of goodness and holiness – saints, Mary and even Jesus – are the ones who rule the runway.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“There’s this idea of this false sense of holiness and that this guy doesn’t belong here,” says McBride.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Nobody calls holiness home—although, ironically, doing so is an all-too-human habit.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

"There can be no mixing, then, of religious beliefs and violence, of holiness and oppression, of religious traditions and sectarianism," Francis said.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2023

‘He believed in the holiness of the human spirit.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers