Sentence examples for powers of life from inspiring English sources

Thenceforward the term countship signified the territory within which the count had powers of life and death.

By taking on the job Reichl had, at a stroke, been granted powers of life and death.

Involved in tribal concerns in the realm of religious thought are conceptions of mana (spiritual power, or force)—i.e., the teaching that tribal heads, medicine men, and sorcerers are subjects of special charisma (spiritual power or influence) and more potent powers of life.

Their fundamental intention seems to be that of increasing the power of life of the departed.

Interacting with Dievs (the sky), Zemes māte stimulates and protects the power of life.

I see the power of life in that – I mean, and the power of choice!

"I believe the power of life and death is in the tongue," he said.

They will, literally, contain within them the power of life and death.

I have the power of life and death over my characters.

At the head of each family was a boss who had the power of life and death over its members.

For the master jeweler Wallace Chan, the delicate insect has an additional meaning, standing for the power of life.