saintliness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saintliness in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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He idealizes, to begin with, his particular solution of his basic conflict: compliance becomes goodness, love, saintliness; aggressiveness becomes strength, leadership, heroism, omnipotence; aloofness becomes wisdom, self-sufficiency, independence.
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As well as all this saintliness, it really is an excellent body wash -- creamy, lightly scented and with just enough bubbles.
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But these were weak arguments against their saintliness.
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The nuns tell tales of highly repressive convent regimes, of a strict social class system, of stifled emotions, of how their young dreams of saintliness were shattered.
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He hated or shunned all display of saintliness...
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I am fascinated by "virtue signalling": the very modern phenomenon of using people, places and concepts as shorthand for one's saintliness.
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Since: what conflict could measure up to their saintliness?
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Hagiography is usually a serious business conducted by learned prelates who can spend centuries certifying the saintliness of even the most promising candidates.
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Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue standing inflexibly.
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As she developed a desire for saintliness and perfection, she became tired of the joking and songs of her companions, even hiding her head and weeping as she worked.
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