Noun the holiness of this sacred place known throughout the world for his holiness, the prophet was visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims
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Sunday’s beatification continues a trend under the last three popes of posthumously honoring the holiness of their recent predecessors. Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 But past popes have also hailed the sacrifice and holiness of the European Catholic missionaries who brought Christianity to the Americas -- something Francis, too, has done but isn't expected to emphasize during this trip.Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022 But past popes have also hailed the sacrifice and holiness of the European Catholic missionaries who brought Christianity to the Americas — something Francis, too, has done but isn’t expected to emphasize during this trip. Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 But past popes have also hailed the sacrifice and holiness of the European Catholic missionaries who brought Christianity to the Americas — something Francis, too, has done but isn’t expected to emphasize during this trip. Nicole Winfield, ajc, 23 July 2022 The film suggests the deluded single-mindedness of many missionaries in foreign lands, bringing with them not holiness but violence and spiritual unrest. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 The juxtaposition of purity and holiness against dread and corruption is like the contrast between two primary colors, timeless as it is easily understood. Gene Park, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Those who live a life of righteousness and holiness will be strengthened against trouble and hardship. Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 1 June 2022 Whatever terrors are running through the Good Shepherd convent remain largely buried beneath a code of silence enforced by fear and sealed with the presumption of holiness.Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021 See More
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1