Sentence examples for holy function from inspiring English sources

Some show fire or earthquake damage, and may have been buried when they became too damaged for their holy function.

Certain charismatic individuals, such as shamans, who are believed to be in communion with the sacred or holy, perform functions akin to those of the prophet and the mystic in several other religious traditions.

Several other films have deployed autistic characters in a similar way – as quasi-holy innocents whose narrative function is to inspire those around them to be better people.

Israel was to be "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Exodus 19 6) functioning within humanity and for its sake.

The church cannot function as "holier than thou" separatists any longer - disengaging from society so as to not become "contaminated" helps no one.

In Mr. Bhagat's written account of Gujarat's politics, for example, workers of the "Hindu Party," a clear reference to the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party,  carry "some form of accessory like a trishul (trident) or a rudraksha (prayer beads) or a holy book" at a dinner function.

Pope Francis created the position of the Secretariat of the Economy to oversea the finances and administrative functions of the Holy See and appointed Australian Cardinal George Pell to head the Secretariat.

But Mr. Moggridge said that plenty of the lessons of design history are not part of the holy design dogma of FFF (that is, form follows function).

Inside the holy place, this pictorial and interpretative function is continued in the figures and scenes on its walls, capitals, and vaults.

They also function to surround the Holy Family while simultaneously preventing its isolation from the world.

The Grand Inquisitor's final question appears paradoxical: how might the reappearance of Jesus interfere with the functioning of the most holy Catholic Church?