Used in a Sentence

holiness

How to use holiness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for holiness.

Editorial note

When the world looks at a $190 million church, do you think they see love for God, a tribute to holiness? I guarantee you they see greed and pride.

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Quick take

the quality of being holy

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of holiness gathered in one view.

noun

the quality of being holy

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for holiness.

Example sentences

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When the world looks at a $190 million church, do you think they see love for God, a tribute to holiness? I guarantee you they see greed and pride.

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The chief took the paper, unfolded it, and, raising his hand, "Heaven be praised, and his holiness also," said he in a loud voice; "here is a pardon for one of the prisoners!" "A pardon!"

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Look, not even [his holiness] Steve Jobs recognized change. He finally came around after failures; like the near collapse of Apple; or him being forced out of the company he help create; and of course Next.

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And how do your holiness save your "less-than-technical friends and family" from Google, Gmail, iTunes, YouTube, Facebook... .

5

Support green energy" I am still waiting to get a number from someone, anyone, on how many of the over five million jobs his holiness created were "green energy" jobs. Crickets.

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How can the proprietary Google ranking algorithm be such holiness that a simple infraction causes such vitriol?

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Gamers do not care about the holiness or honor of a company, that's hacker culture. The only loyalty they have to a company is if that company continues to make stuff they want to play.

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The law is still a valuable resource for Christians in understanding the character and holiness of God, among other things." Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

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Your sense of holiness will surely be a comfort while you are watching your family vomit blood, courtesy of repatriating volunteers.

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Yes, he had done them, secretly, filthily, time after time, and, hardened in sinful impenitence, he had dared to wear the mask of holiness before the tabernacle itself while his soul within was a living mass of corruption. How came it that God had not struck him dead?

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At least GS employees don't have any pretensions to holiness. I'd much rather work with people who are honest with themselves about their motivations than who try to push the suffering under the surface with bullshit rationalizations like that in the post.

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It's not clear why agreement with the authors' policy objectives should be the benchmark for holiness; the bit about "her overly dogmatic views regarding, in particular, abortion, contraception, and divorce" stands out.

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Fact is, as his high holiness Milton Friedman himself argued, business is not a friend of the free market: Almost every businessman is in favor of free enterprise for everybody else, but special privilege and special government protection for himself. As a result, they have been a major force in undermining the free enterprise system.

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It seems to me the "correct" approach would be to appreciate the ineffability of what happened, not make ridiculous claims about holiness causing preservation when there is literally no rational implication of this.

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From their about page: Crossway is a not-for-profit Christian ministry that exists to proclaim the gospel through publishing in order to, by God's grace: Assist individual Christians and the church in growing in knowledge and understanding of the Christian life;\nBear witness to God's truth, beauty and holiness, and to the Lordship of Christ in every area of life;\nHelp bring men, women, and children to Christ as their Lord and Savior;\nGlorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in every way. \nAny surplus which may arise is used solely to further the publishing ministry of Crossway.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use holiness in a sentence?

When the world looks at a $190 million church, do you think they see love for God, a tribute to holiness? I guarantee you they see greed and pride.

What does holiness mean?

the quality of being holy

What part of speech is holiness?

holiness is commonly used as noun.