How To Use Holy man In A Sentence
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The Holy Man, with an air of supreme exhaustion and supreme ecstasy, reclad himself in his white mantle, and the faithful ones wiped their brows, and re-squatting on the ground exultantly vociferated _Allah_ about a hundred times, nodding their heads, and finally changing their cry into _Bou!
Without Prejudice
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Thus being at an anker against this riuer Iaic, and all our men being on land, sauing I, who lay sore sicke, and fiue Tartars whereof one was reputed a holy man, because he came from Mecka, there came vnto vs a boate with thirtie men well armed and appointed, who boorded vs, and began to enter into our barke, and our holy Tartar called
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
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The holy man takes the farm into his own hands, and nearly famishes both the laborers and the master; till at length their feelings counteract their superstition, and the saint is in the end expelled in his turn.
A Philosophical Dictionary
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In India, a holy man traditionally went through four stages: student, householder (good so far), forest-dweller (what??) and then sadhu -- a wandering beggar in search of moksha (liberation).
Archive 2009-09-01
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Fo was a holy man, whose doctrine the bonzes have corrupted, and that Sammono-codom is the true God.
A Philosophical Dictionary
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Then he secretly told her to help the unfortunate holy man regain his purity.
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It seems I have been presented with an excellent opportunity to acquire merit by serving a holy man in charity.
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But Aurangzeb's troops forbade the holy man to accept the gift.
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Allahabad, India: A Hindu holy man performs a ritual by burning dried cow dung cakes in earthen pots on his head during the Magh Mela festival.
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Because of the vibration of the holy man.
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He remained quietly in one position, just like a holy man in the forest.
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From his garb I see that he is a Swami, a Hindu holy man.
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Liston was a most melancholy man; Grimaldi had feelings; and there are others I wot of: — but psha! — let us have the next chapter.
Burlesques
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Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press HOLY MAN: A Hindu holy man applies tilak, or vermillion paste, after taking a dip on the banks of the River Ganges on the occasion of Guru Purnima, the full moon day dedicated to the Guru or masters in one's life, in Allahabad, India, Friday.
Photos of the Day: July 15
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My grandsire was a particularly holy man; and I have heard my father say, that one night an archbishop came to his house secretly, merely to have the satisfaction of kissing his head.
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
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Sharrkan turned to his brother addressing him and said, Were not this holy man a miracle worker, he had never slain yonder furious knight.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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If we should say that this was not simply an oath, but a kind of obtestation, the holy man will be, in some degree, excusable.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
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She prepared food every day for the holy man.
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Or a lot of people consider him a holy man, a prophet, and a hero, and they don't want your filthy Yanqui money anyway.
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Reb Mendel is a zaddik, that is to say a holy man, like a saint.
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet
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I suppose verily, "continues the translator," it was his alb, for mine author here setteth a word 'subucula,' which is both an alb and a shirt, and in the first part of this life the same author saith that this holy man wore next his skin no hair as for the hardest, nor linen as for the softest, but he went with wool, as with the mean. "[
Early Theories of Translation
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Through a ritual process, centered upon a liminal stage of revelation and testing, the evangelist shows Jesus' true identity as a holy man, capable of brokering God's patronage on his people.
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The holy man quickly surmises the scale of the problem.
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The term Nazarite signifies _separated_; and is commonly applied to persons who make a vow to live in a more holy manner than others, either during a certain specified number of years, or ever after the pledge is given, without recantation or change.
Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I
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It is easy to be a holy man on a mountain bike W . Matson.
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In consequence, they threw the holy man into the valley below.
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Father Joseph was not your average holy man, he had a message - a message still relevant in today's hi-tech world.
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One day of grief is an hundred years, as Cardan observes: 'Tis carnificina hominum, angor animi, as well saith Areteus, a plague of the soul, the cramp and convulsion of the soul, an epitome of hell; and if there be a hell upon earth, it is to be found in a melancholy man's heart.
Anatomy of Melancholy
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Then he secretly told her to help the unfortunate holy man regain his purity.
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A holy man of the Gods, Purist applies his holy spells to support and defensive spells.
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Mathin was a tall melancholy man with a grizzled grey beard and little hair.
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He is said to have shown his adoration for her by kissing her holy manuscripts and having them richly bound for her.
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British archival sources report that a Muslim holy man, or faqir, attempted to give the people of Makin hope by laying a spell on the 6-inch howitzer shells and pledging that they would no longer explode in the valley.
Juan Cole: Armageddon at the Top of the World: Not!
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A holy man of the Gods, Purist applies his holy spells to support and defensive spells.
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Then came the Emissary in the guise of a holy man (and I thought it the most dangerous disguise he could have assumed, for I wonder the police do not arrest every sannyasi and fakir on suspicion) and brought us the Message.
Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life
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He was above all a holy man, but holiness is primarily about a person's relationship to God.
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To begin with, the _predicant_ was sulky because I had cut him short in his address, and a holy man in the sulks is a bad kind of animal to deal with.
Swallow: a tale of the great trek
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Iraq's most influential holy man returned to Najaf today in a bid to make peace.
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They also took some oil they consider holy manna from a chinese place w/o asking for permission and were ribbed for stealing.
Greasy Rider (copy)
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The holy man was arrested at his home last year and held in a cell for two hours.
The Sun
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He was regarded as a righteous and holy man.
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The holy man was fearful lest so delicious an abode should enervate the minds of his disciples, that the vigor of their intellect, so requisite for penitential reflections, should become relaxed when surrounded by objects so pleasant to the senses; and lest that which inspired gladsomeness should make them lose the seriousness necessary in prayer, and deprive them of the spiritual delight which is felt therein.
The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
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When about thirty years old, he lost his wife and his only child; and finding no comfort in his ancestral demonolatry, he turned to Buddhism for relief and retired to a mountain retreat and became known and esteemed among his people as a devout ascetic and a holy man.
India, Its Life and Thought
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He spoke apologetically to the holy man, alluded to the "giaour" more than once, and proceeded to give Dick
The Wheel O' Fortune
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Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press HOLY MAN: A Hindu holy man applies tilak, or vermillion paste, after taking a dip on the banks of the River Ganges on the occasion of Guru Purnima, the full moon day dedicated to the Guru or masters in one's life, in Allahabad, India, Friday.
Photos of the Day: July 15
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Before leaving he ordered his queen to care for the needs of the holy man.
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Glad he was when, at length, after this wild race, he beheld the holy man who had led it standing in front of a cavern, with a large torch in his hand, composed of a piece of wood dipped in bitumen, which cast a broad and flickering light, and emitted a strong sulphureous smell.
The Talisman
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After we were married, she continued to go to church while I stayed home and burned sweet grass and tried to be an Indian holy man.
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Dostoevsky in The Brothers Karamazov is writing about that familiar figure of the old Russia, the starets, or holy man: 'A starets takes your soul, your will, into his soul and will.
The Black Sheep of Pokrovskoe
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The holy man healed them of their sickness.
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[The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.] "O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!
English Songs and Ballads
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[Illustration: 'O SHRIEVE ME, SHRIEVE ME, HOLY MAN'] "'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!'
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7
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Even though he thinks a lot of archaic things, he did dedicate his life to helping people, and I truly believe that he meant to do right in everything he did and that he was in fact a very holy man.
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Is he a melancholy man?
Times, Sunday Times
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In Nepal, to be cursed by a holy man is a serious matter.
BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty
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A famous and witty harlequin of France was overcome with hypochondriasm, and consulted a physician, who, after inquiring about his malady, told his miserable patient, that he knew of no other medicine for him than to take frequent doses of Carlin -- "I am Carlin himself," exclaimed the melancholy man, in despair.
Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions
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It seems I have been presented with an excellent opportunity to acquire merit by serving a holy man in charity.
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I said I was embarrassed not to know; someone had assured me that a theremin was a kind of "Eastern" religion, and the "cracking into a thousand pieces" was the consequence of being peered at by a waiflike holy man enveloped in a white shroud.
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The holy man accepted this kind offer.
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Gordon's characterization of previous Aurobindo biographies as "hagiographies," that is, as attempts to "read back the holy man into the earlier stages of his career" p. ix, and distinguishes these from his own intention to steer clear of glorification.
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Also, my wife got a compliation of African pop tunes, just called Africa. pretty cool stuff, and very appropriate for my middle panel which can be Yeshua, an angel, muhammed (but didnt hear that from me), or any other holy man like Buddha who is welcoming a soul into heaven.
Painting Music - Top 10 Albums
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The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man.
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(they are catalogued for us, and placed in rows in the shop windows); we purchase _lachryma Christi_ by the dozen; and, for a few sous, may become possessed of the whole paraphernalia of the Holy Manger.
Normandy Picturesque
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A Hindu holy man pauses after praying on Sunday.
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Aides said the PM has no plans to meet the exiled holy man again either.
The Sun
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Disguised first as a horse dealer and later as a holy man, he successfully blarneyed his way through regions, which were not a part of British-held India at the time.
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Surely the pilgrim was innocent, and a most holy man.
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Oh shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!" ... ... ...
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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It seems I have been presented with an excellent opportunity to acquire merit by serving a holy man in charity.
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His beard, normally woolly, was now edging—in its length and curliness—away from philosopher toward holy man.
The Faculty Club
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And Pepino came to the conclusion that if St Francis, who had been a holy man, had been so too.
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The sight of a holy man, who seemed peaceful and content, finally inspired him to forsake palace, wife and family and become a wandering mendicant.
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For men, a middle name is given by the lama, a Buddhist holy man.
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It seems I have been presented with an excellent opportunity to acquire merit by serving a holy man in charity.
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Bytool Faakere, _baitu'l-faqir, _ 'the house of a holy man'
Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society
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The Indians think of him as a holy man, a com-bination of doctor and priest.
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This David was an holy man and made the holy psalter, which is an holy book and is contained therein the old law and the new law.
The Golden Legend, vol. 2
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My father later explained that it was about this Baba (holy man) who would supposedly materialize objects from thin air.
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I dedicate my monthly links list to the memory of Pope John Paul II, a holy man with attitude.
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The significance is the reality of prophethood which is symbolized by the sun, and the holy Manifestations are the dawning-places or zodiacal points.
Bahá’í World Faith
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I regret to record the fact that the holy man was drunk, whether upon haschisch or the strong waters of the infidel,
Morocco
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ONCE upon a time, long long before the Venerable Bede had completed that famous last chapter in his cell at Jarrow, there lived in the ancient capital of Sampsiceramus, a holy man named Heliodorus.
The Book-Hunter at Home
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The holy man took the queen to their new home, but she refused to go inside.
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a dark, melancholy man, clad in homespun, whose peculiar mission was to turn his name hind part before and use as few words as possible.
Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature
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[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.] 'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!'
Rime of the ancient mariner