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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestliness
Noun
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Others limit prayer to God alone and emphasize remembering saints primarily as historical models of holiness.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Even adversaries in the Arab world have never sunk to attacking the holiness of the Western Wall.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bryna Laub, editor of Daytime Serial Newsletter, felt the show besmirched the sanctity of soaps and contributed to the broader currents of shame surrounding the genre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Sachs, in fine form, comes to the Croisette with a feature that asks his audience to peer into the space between life and death, and contemplate the sanctity of art in doing so.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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In the years following Wallace’s death, this aura of saintliness likely derived from the combination of his moral seriousness as a fiction writer—his attunement to the heroism of private suffering and emotional endurance—and the fact of his premature end.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On both sides of the war for Gilead, usefulness is next to godliness.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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At its core, this transit is a reminder that clarity is power and in Virgo’s world, cleanliness really is next to godliness.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Faith is part of the America's 250 years Faith is quintessential to American history, Mathewes says, from Native American spirituality to Christian practices of protestant settlers who first arrived from Europe to the country's robust Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist communities.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The nine-track LP is a much rawer offering in her discography, exploring themes of spirituality, ego death, and the human psyche.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2026
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Gaudí is on the path to possible sainthood, but he won’t be canonized during the pope’s trip, Spain’s bishops said Wednesday.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Gaudí is on the path to possible sainthood, but he won't be canonized during the pope's trip, Spain's bishops said Wednesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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But then Lacey was back with the kids, banging around in the kitchen, and the first of the evening’s friends and acquaintances began to show up and the blessedness passed, as had the roadrunner, hyperactive and vigilant and always on the make, gone off to seek somebody else’s snakes.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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As this memoir opens, Iran’s morality police stalk the university where Nafisi works, censuring her female students.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Priestliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestliness. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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