priestliness

noun

Definition of priestlinessnext
as in holiness

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  1. holiness
  2. sanctity
  3. spirituality
  4. sainthood
  5. morality
Noun
  • Pleasing or terrible smells could also signify holiness or evil.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2024
  • God is with us through our best of friends because friendship is holiness at its practical best.
    Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of holiness
Noun
  • Conservatives are those who are also sensitive to the values of loyalty, authority, and sanctity.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 15 Dec. 2024
  • His death, at the hands of those consumed by hatred, is a devastating loss not just for his family or the Chabad community, but for all who cherish faith, unity, and the sanctity of life.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of sanctity
Noun
  • This is when Neptune—planet of spirituality and universal love—enters Aries.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Every 25 years, Rome becomes the epicenter of one of the Catholic world’s most extraordinary celebrations: the Jubilee Year, a centuries-old tradition combining spirituality, pageantry, and an influx of global visitors.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of spirituality
Noun
  • Kolbe was beautified, the step before sainthood, in 1971, by Pope Paul VI.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Today, a small but active community of Black Catholics is petitioning the Vatican for the accelerated canonisation of six Black American candidates for sainthood, the oldest of whom, Pierre Toussaint, has been dead for 171 years.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of sainthood
Noun
  • The rest of Damian McCarthy’s folky horror film is a Tales From the Crypt–style morality tale as Dani’s psychic twin sister (also Bracken, natch) tries to find justice with help from the aforementioned life-size doll.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • After the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman arrested by Iran's morality police for violating hijab rules in 2022, nationwide and global protests ensued, unsuccessfully pushing the government to make changes regarding women's rights in Iran.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of morality
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