man of God

noun phrase

Examples of man of God in a Sentence

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Dominic Cooper plays Jesse Custer, a preacher who’s not your normal man of God. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024 Snake-like and sincere in equal measure, Lawrence is both a loving father and a showman performing that role — a man of God and a lustful opportunist. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 Anderson tearfully testified about her trust in Whitehead as a man of God, only to realize she had been deceived. Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024 To a man of God, this was a dangerous foreign affectation and betrayal of nature. Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 The brutality shocked a nation previously unused to this level of violence, especially as those responsible were Shiite clergymen, men of God. Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016 Tenor Chad Shelton lent his Father Grenville a sharpened cynicism — a man of God grown weary of God’s children. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of man of God was in 1670

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“Man of God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20of%20God. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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