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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestliness
Noun
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Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026 -
In moments of loss, Jewish tradition seeks to wrap families in care, reminding us that even in goodbye, there can be meaning, holiness, and peace.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cooper, 51, is out to defend the sanctity of football, upset over accusations that his beloved Philadelphia Eagles won the 2025 Super Bowl only to sell wings.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Homeland’s borders are drawn in untainted blood, its sanctity exemplified in proper gender conduct and the fulfillment of gender roles.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 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
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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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Cowliness is next to godliness.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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Her work explores the political role of intimacy and spirituality in neo-capitalism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Much of the group’s cosmology derives from The Urantia Book, a mishmash of Christianity, metaphysics, and esoteric spirituality, that was purportedly written by celestial beings and published anonymously in 1955.—
Jane Borden,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the writer Patricia Lockwood chafed at Wallace’s supposed sainthood in a long piece for the London Review of Books.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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By upholding his virtue and revealing the emptiness of evil, Ignatius Maloyan earned sainthood, joining the enduring Communion of witnesses.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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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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Amanda Askell's job is to try to teach Claude a sense of morality, or how to be good.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The philosopher Aristotle wrote tomes on morality and human behavior.—
Tara Sonenshine,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Priestliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestliness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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