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Sentence Examples There were also new forms of devotion as well and they emerge as new forms of piety. As governor of Darfur, al-Tayeb Ibrahim made a point of praising the Fur for their piety and took lessons in the Fur language. True womanhood emphasized the qualities of piety, purity, maternity, submissiveness, virtue, and domesticity. Some very recent examples will suffice to persuade us that piety and knavery are incompatible. They edited her writings and touched up her image to fit the ripely emotional world of 19 th-century piety. Superstition more than prayer and piety characterized popular religiosity there. In castigating the Pharisee's superficial piety, Bunyan is again denouncing the formalists. It always would be, even if his object of forlorn piety never saw him the same way again. He shared his neighbours' fundamental piety, their flyness, their brusque manners and their vigorous speech. Now our intrepid graduate student can conclude that the piety of the wise consists in the imitation of the gods. In the Byzantine intercessional liturgy the two virtues that were mentioned in commemoration for the emperor were orthodoxy and piety. The unintended but inevitable outcome of this religious subjectivism was the separation of religious piety from secular learning. Most authors gave consistent coverage of themes, with the exception of lay religious piety and practice. It also appeals to the emotion in a very direct way and gives us an insight into Bach's own personal religious piety. This was one act of religious piety that did not convey anger, but deepened communal solidarity. Commemorating the Crib means passing on the history of popular piety and religiosity. Independent political inactivity now went hand in hand with religious quietism and piety. Of course, I don't mind because this was the surest way of curing me of any religious piety. The former have been religions of piety with a strong tendency to deny reason. True spirituality does not vest in any one religion or form of piety, it is to be found in the least expected of places. Show More Sentences They take advantage of the sentiments of people who think they are doing an act of piety and charity at the same time. Once there was devotion, piety, fervor, religion, holy priests, purity of heart. For Dedalus, as for James Joyce, Irish history was an ineluctable, disabling miasma of piety, nationalism and superstition. But, alas, like all conjured foes, the biblical piety contained in his book is a mere phantom of the real thing. Her sister, Elizabeth, wished to associate herself throughout perpetuity with piety, education and literature. More resonantly, Joan, due to her chastity, courage, chivalry, piety and intelligence, personified an exceptional female figurehead. This is interpreted to mean that we should only seek to learn the Torah from a rabbi who resembles an angel in holiness and piety. This catalyzed the retrieval of these women as theologians-not simply as saints honored for their piety or mystics gazed upon with curiosity. Modern Hasidism evolved in 18th-century Poland, where its leader, Ba'al Shem Tov, taught a return to faith and piety. In June 2001, he was canonized for his piety and good works as Saint Bernard of Corleone. As general images of piety and repentance, they would be acceptable even to the severest Calvinist. Men of piety, like him, may expect to be perpetually accused, so long as the world contains calumniators like you. They established personal standards of piety and virtue that no other group of people since then can match. As a Southern Baptist, and minister of the same, the author chafed under the divorce of piety from aesthetics and the life of the mind. Few Prime Ministers have ever been more sincere in their piety, and few have been capable of greater deviousness or even unscrupulousness. In Korean American communities, the marriage bond has in some ways become stronger than filial piety. Though our foreheads are marked with a black, ashen cross, Matthew warns us to practice our piety in secret. He possessed great erudition and piety, was of a most mild and tranquil disposition, and of a calm and benignant temper. Gertrude of Helfta was a nun at the convent of Helfta, a centre of Benedictine learning and piety, from the age of 26 until her death. When faith and discipline are seen as the essential ingredients of Methodist piety, there is no mystery about the twentieth century collapse. Show More Sentences Every jot and tittle of civilized dining etiquette is but an act of civil religious piety. Later, as fitted her new-found piety, she received such petitions at an embroidery frame. Surely, no flame of piety, idealism, or self-sacrifice could burn in the cold hearts of its citizens. The Italian-inspired architecture of the baroque period reflects a combination of religious piety and worldly opulence. Few doubt either Ratzinger's stature as a theologian or his deep piety and devotion to the church. She rejected the prevailing model of salvation that too often produced scrupulosity and extreme forms of passion piety. Elsewhere the dialogue recovers and proves capable of poking a little borax at the rigid principles and habits of Scotch piety. Most religious painting of the time depicted the Holy family or the saints in a contrived, idealised way, full of piety and grace. Satan, a sceptical archangel, offers an experiment to test whether Job's piety is really sincere or predicated on his God-given wealth. She describes daily life with her extended family, her experiences at school and her mother's piety. In contrast to the secular West, a deep piety permeates everyday village life, even though it is often highly ritualised. You land up wallowing in self piety and gloat over the fact that you have been used and hurt. By the end of the programme, it was athletes and fans who hung themselves in public with their own illogical justifications and absurd piety. Step across its threshold and you brush against a time when these colonnades shaded both piety and intrigue. Rebecca Hall confirms her star status by endowing Maria with a mixture of scrubbed piety, intellectual fever and human rattiness. In Western societies, filial piety is often understood to be solely the practice of caring for aging parents and older relatives. Enfranchisement of slaves, often in a body, and ransom of slaves and captives became works of piety. Besides keeping meticulous records, the fifth earl of Huntingdon was a man of exemplary piety, a moderate Calvinist who was obsessed with sabbatarianism. His policies helped engender the rise of an intolerant and severe nationalism that conflates piety with patriotism. During this hallowed month the urge for excelling others in prayerfulness, piety, warm-heartedness, charity, good doing, and repentance is at the peak among the Muslims. Show More Sentences Civil service integrity and ministerial piety went for nothing. Before, his actions had been closely aligned church policies, which were basically a CYA masquerading as piety. People believed that filial piety was the first of all kindnesses. Born in Ottawa in 1920, of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick parentage, Eugene Fairweather grew up in Montreal, nurtured in Anglo-Catholic piety and classical education. As the natural art of commemoration, sculpture took heart from romanticism, which fostered the remembrance of piety, power, talent, loyalty, or valour. He was severely reprimanded by the court, for aggravating his guilt by aspersing the character of a woman of remarkable virtue and piety, whom he had cruelly deprived of life. This he followed with patient assiduity, and a mind ever open to the lessons of piety and benevolence which such a study is so well calculated to afford. Fr. Carroll defends Montfort's Marian effusions whereas I find them cloyingly unappetizing, the Legion of Mary and the piety of the pope notwithstanding. The first, and most predictable, message addressed gender roles and signaled the pre-eminence of piety over power, submission over supremacy, and maternalism over masculinity. A small, bird-like woman, in later years troubled by failing eyesight and arthritis, she was renowned for her piety, sponsoring the publication of devotional literature. Vigilance and piety prevailed over the brute force of nature, and Juliet and John are married in the sight of God as well as of the State of New Jersey. In contrast, her examination of the spirituality of Muscovite women finds that gender stereotypes helped shape women's religious experiences and piety. Yet remember, this is also an age of untruth and boutique piety. From 1688, despite the danger to the individuals appointed, Rome chose men of piety, integrity, sacrifice and learning to act as vicars apostolic to areas of Britain. One is left to wonder if there is any shred of piety remaining in the one institution God purposed to be a life-long union but is being defiled at will. His religious piety, even his self-critique, seems sincere here. Although wealth is often inversely related to religious piety, the dissatisfaction amidst great wealth reveals a spiritual void that wealth cannot fill. And in what way can the contemplatives, religious leaders and educators of our time help to build this bridge from privatised piety to public moral responsibility. The greatest inwardness was not incompatible with public display of piety. On top of the bed lay a prayer rug, a symbol of piety for Muslims. Show More Sentences Throughout the volume, Lanyer lauds her primary dedicatee Margaret Clifford, the Countess of Cumberland, for her charity, piety, chastity, learning, and nobility. Throughout, these figures mirror humanity in all its pomposity and haplessness, calculation and honesty, devotion and infidelity, profanity and piety. She sets this change within the context of a wider intellectual shift from Puritan piety to the Enlightenment's faith in progress and the inherent goodness of man. A powerful element was prosveshchenie which combined religious piety, erudition and commitment to the spread of learning. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, historians generally approved of the executions of Verden, as displays of piety. Louis's association with the pious widow, Madame de Maintenon had led to a new tone of piety, even prudery, at court. Not only were such monasteries an expression of David's undoubted piety, but they also functioned to transform Scottish society. Foxe downplays Chaucer's bawdy and amorous writing, insisting that it all testifies to his piety. Alcuin trained the numerous monks of the abbey in piety, and it was in the midst of these pursuits that he died. The Madonna was an icon of traditional piety, while the Old Testament murals illustrated a reformist agenda. The usable model at hand, when Constantine wanted to memorialise his imperial piety, was the familiar conventional architecture of the basilicas. She was wedded wearing no golden robe but chastity, piety, generosity, and every other virtue. Evangelical preachers emphasized personal salvation and piety more than ritual and tradition. They formed, and identified with various religious groups advocating greater purity of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and group piety. The British people admired him for his piety, and for remaining faithful to his wife. George was deeply devout and spent hours in prayer, but his piety was not shared by his brothers. There was a change in patterns of piety, affecting devotional and practical life in all its departments. By the 18th century, Puritanism was in decline and many ministers were alarmed at the loss of religious piety. It has also been argued that the Black Death prompted a new wave of piety, manifested in the sponsorship of religious works of art. During the 17th century, Pietism emerged in Europe as a movement for the revival of piety and devotion within the Lutheran church. Show More Sentences Alba's judgment was that of a soldier trained in Spanish discipline and piety. Medieval writers criticised William for his greed and cruelty, but his personal piety was universally praised by contemporaries. Many of the Muslims living in the historic part of the city follow matriliny and are noted for their piety. Famed for his piety and his remarkably mild and just reign, John was an exceptional example of a moral ruler at a time when cruelty was the norm. This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice. People should cross themselves with piety and without rushing. Ramadan is meant to be a time of piety and spiritual reflection. As piety is the peculiar ornament of old people, so the want of it is a peculiar blemish in their character. He was renowned in his own day for his piety and promotion of sacred learning. Euphronius, he was chosen as Bishop by the clergy and people, who had been charmed with his piety, learning, and humility. Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made. Does this reflect a scribal scruple to have the element of universal heirhood incorporated, or is this a piety of Sara herself? His personal beliefs and piety may, however, have developed during the course of his life. Teresa also shows us that to have one's act together and stay within the boundaries of conventional piety is not the goal of the spiritual life. They contain a strong call to a life of personal piety and asceticism, including celibacy and abstinence from meat and wine. Nevertheless, she is profoundly aware of the historied experiences of religiosity and piety resulting from globalization and colonialism. Was the intensity of their emotivism an outgrowth of deep-seated Hispanic piety? And she was deserving of this love, because of her graciousness, her refinement, her gentle-heartedness and her piety. Contemporary chroniclers state that John was sinfully lustful and lacking in piety. Churchmanship can be defined as the manifestation of theology in the realms of liturgy, piety and, to some extent, spirituality. Show More Sentences Henry shared many of his religious views with Louis of France, and the two men appear to have been slightly competitive in their piety. Henry was known for his public demonstrations of piety, and appears to have been genuinely devout. Robert's final wish reflected conventional piety, and was perhaps intended to perpetuate his memory. It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works,... Serve God, and be cheerful. Many codes of ethics consider the bond of kinship as creating obligations between the related persons stronger than those between strangers, as in Confucian filial piety. The usable model at hand, when Emperor Constantine I wanted to memorialize his imperial piety, was the familiar conventional architecture of the basilica. Even though living conditions were lackluster, under the careful eye of her mother, Isabella was instructed in lessons of practical piety and in a deep reverence for religion. The Mass and the Sacraments are not indulgenced since they are far superior to indulgences, but many prayers and many works of piety, charity, and penance are indulgenced. This involves a new moral and ethical quality that does not depend on the old social value of filial piety, which favours feudalistic institutions and family structure. Despite the harsh legislation and sudden change, he had developed support from clergy who approved his desire to deepen the piety and morals of his subjects. Among the topics are his empyreal conceit, private piety in the brief epic Paradise Regained, his genii loci and the medieval saints, and the fate of place in Paradise Lost. Although he deeply admired their piety, More ultimately decided to remain a layman, standing for election to Parliament in 1504 and marrying the following year. William of Malmesbury's account attacks Sybilla, but the evidence argues that Alexander and Sybilla were a devoted but childless couple and Sybilla was of noteworthy piety. Some Muslims began to question the piety of indulgence in a worldly life and emphasized poverty, humility and avoidance of sin based on renunciation of bodily desires. Cuthbert's fame for piety, diligence, and obedience quickly grew. In the darker sound, it sinks in silence, and in the middle section it splendidly accelerates, so as to chime with the poignancy of the Baroquely wistful piety. Owing to Confucian notions of filial piety, Chinese and Japanese emperors were sometimes able to 'retire' but continue to exert great influence over state policy. There will be tombolas, raffles, a cake shop, second hand books, bric-a-brac, a piety stall and the Tom Cobley Singers will be singing Christmas songs. This combination of piety and fun also accounts for the continued popularity of roly-poly darumas, popular doll-like figures named after Bodhidharma. A little, bold, solemn, stomachy man, a great professor of piety. Show More Sentences In his example, Baptists wanted laws closing liquor stores on Sundays to promote piety, and bootleggers wanted such laws to create an unserved market. When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature. The imams gained a reputation for honesty, piety, and justice. Examples from Classical Literature Oswald, warrior as he was, had almost all the gentleness and piety of aidan. Giles Tilleman, a cutler of Brussels, was a man of great humanity and piety. The piety of neither gallery nor convention could be questioned if the fervor and frequency of amens! If we imitate Lydia in diligence, let us not forget to imitate her in piety. He could not reconcile this kind of diphthong living with his notions of piety. A securer heritage, however, than parental savings, is parental faith and piety. The rest of his life was occupied in study, in self-improvement, in piety, and in good deeds. Csar was moved by his self-satisfied piety, and began to make' noises in his nostrils. To her great surprise she hears that the sister continues there, and edifies the whole community by her piety. Is filial piety to be called into existence by the mere announcement of relationship? Some one remarked that this was a reward for the filial piety of the parents. It is here worth noticing that Siena, the city of civil discord, was also the city of frenetic piety. It may be imagined how piety intensifies in a freshet, or in a heavy gale of wind! He was a stout, full-faced man of fifty or upwards, with an odd mixture in his manner of piety and pretension. By that sort of piety to which senescent female sinners everywhere and at all times devote themselves she secured new friends. Moreover, this hair-splitting was considered sublimest piety, and superseded everything else. Moreover, these offices of divine piety be moral, and significative of future glory. The vile in heart who want to cover up their guilt with holy smoke of piety are ever loathing drunkard, thief and courtesan. A body of worshippers that can produce such a hymnology must possess a large measure of genuine piety and devotion. On such an occasion as this no servant, no friend, no Mr startup, was allowed to interfere with her filial piety. Show More Sentences She was ready to charge the immortals with conspiring against her, had not her piety forbad it. Which shows, Socrates, how little they know what the gods think about piety and impiety. The infirmarian must be thoroughly reliable, known for his piety and diligence and solicitude for his charge. The Phoenicians who were not interested in piety succeeded where the others had failed. I heard him trying to render the stock phrases of Low Church piety into French for the benefit of the stolid man in grey alpaca. But yet who bade that manichaeus write on these things also, skill in which was no element of piety? You are not to be improved by the piety of his expression, nor disgusted by its truculence. And certain French brothers, next to me, from devotion and piety wept as if unconsolable. The spirit of piety never seemed to me nobler, than in this unusual expression of unmurmuring, unpresuming resignation. His life was led by the unswaying principles of an earnest piety and high morals. Posthumus, our years glide fleetly away, nor can piety stay wrinkles and advancing age and unvanquished death. In other stories, again, the deep-seated piety of the muzhik, and his patriarchal simplicity of heart are portrayed. Thirty-five churches in this district, mostly in ruins, attest the piety of the Neman dynasty. If a woman be married, it is good that she should treat her parents-in-law with filial piety, and her husband with reverence. Fig. 148 is an illustration of the well-known emblem, the pelican in her piety. What advantage has a bishop over the praying mantis, that cricket which apes the attitude of piety? This charge was doubtful, while the man's practical piety was indubitable. They, however, who patronise these traditions give us very specious accounts of the zeal and piety of the Abyssins at their first conversion. She was a more rabid and devoted Methodist than ever, and her piety was no sham, but was strong and sincere. Nor can piety itself, at such a shameful sight, completely stifle her upbraidings against the permitting stars. Show More Sentences The piety of that age, not very subtle nor much given to reasoning, did not see so many facets in an act of religion. In knowledge of the Traditions, in devotion, in piety, he was unrivalled. After all their piety was aimless and of no utility to humanity. People said this was a reward for filial piety and brotherly love. Commanded by Jahveh to kill, extermination was but an act of piety. The mulatto woman was a member of the Methodist church, and had an unenlightened but very sincere spirit of piety. All their abilities should scent of piety and the fear of God. The root of all benevolent actions is filial piety and fraternal love. A striking illustration, had the others understood it, of filial piety. And what is the root of all goodness but filial piety and fraternal love? And thus piety and justice shall be as indefeasible as happiness. Mr. O'Callaghan was not exactly the head and font of piety at Littlebath. In part I, on the influence of anchoritic spirituality upon later lay piety, Bella Millett writes on Ancrene Wisse and the Book of Hours. And, in the first place, let us see how he argues concerning piety. We pass in the world for sects and schools, for erudition and piety, and we are all the time jejune babes. This counselor was one of my intimate friends, and a pattern of piety. Her filial piety gives her dreadful faith in a father's curses. The real piety and benevolence of the simple old man invested him with a temporary dignity and authority, as he spoke. You ladies go to church to learn how to get along in the world, I suppose, and your piety sheds respectability on us. Of piety and impiety to gods and parents, and of murderers, there were retributions other and greater far which he described. Show More Sentences As they come to revere their intuitions and aspire to live holily, their own piety explains every fact, every word. Maximilian Hostialick was famed for his learning, piety, and humanity. He who relies on his acts of piety is worse than he who commits sin. His megalomania naturally detracted from the esteem won by his piety. The royals feign piety through such activities, which enables them to live licentiously when they escape abroad at their people's great expense. We confess that we are edified by this simple, yet sublime and holy piety. It can edify the readers with the history of remarkable piety and virtue. The Curator smiled at the mixture of old-world piety and modern progress that is the note of India today. She had seven sons, whom she had educated with the most exemplary piety. I am sure, therefore, that you know the nature of piety and impiety. Nevertheless her filial piety was at that moment a touching sight. Alcinous, the Phaeacian king, briefly suspects that the spectacular suppliant who suddenly materializes at his wife's feet may be a god, intent on testing the piety of men. The latter section contains essays on such topics as Dominicans in the 14th century, how Nicholas of Cusa treated lay piety, and Carthusians as public intellectuals. The piety of the mother redeemed the impiety of the son's last act. We stirred him up occasionally, but he only unclosed an eye and slowly closed it again, abating no jot of his stately piety of demeanor or his tremendous seriousness. The sobriety, self-devotion, and piety of our predecessors, made us powerful friends our presumption, our wealth, our luxury, have raised up against us mighty enemies. Not even the holy fathers, who are so quick of flaunting their assumed mantles of piety and saintliness, have a clean slate to show when it comes to patronage. Find more words! 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