Sentences with phrase «religious fervour»

The whisper of «one who was to come» from the earliest days of the Covenant grew into a deep chorus of religious fervour in the years building up to the birth of Jesus

His whole being seized with religious fervour he looks towards a Christ already risen but still unimaginably great, invoking, in the supreme homage of faith and adoration, «Deo Ignoto».

Perhaps we should align environmentalism of the climate change type to that of religious fervour in the middle ages, rather than the present day.

But this isn't enough to satisfy the almost religious fervour of the anti-hydrocarbon zealots.

The gases (pneuma) fanning this unprecedented religious fervour are from decay.

Is this monk experiencing religious fervour?

Brad returns home from a rafting trip in Peru, where he felt a godly presence, with an increasingly worrying religious fervour that ultimately leads to disastrous results.

In Hacksaw Ridge, because Gibson's religious fervour burns so bright and erratic, all such niceties and ambiguity burn away in allegorical hellfire and literal rains of blood.

These complex societies provide fertile ground for exploring daring themes such as religious fervour, police states, gender politics, the very real threat posed by predators (known as «The Myriad») and perhaps, most relevant, the toxic pesticides sprayed on crops that decimate the hive's population.

This fallacy involves playing to the general reader with commonly held sentiments, such as patriotism or religious fervour instead of discussing the actual issue.

The once - in - twelve - years anointment of the colossal idol of Lord Bahubali Gomateshwara at the summit of the Indragiri hills, is marked by extraordinary religious fervour and rich in spectacle.

Some of these are puppy parents, who I am sad to say, are also getting poor quality health advice on the internet from people that are feeding raw meat with religious fervour and in the belief that it will cure a whole range of conditions often unrelated to diet.

What concerns me the most about the mindset of these people is that they think sports are important enough to warrant a prayer — if they're that certain prayer works, shouldn't they be embarrassed about not using their religious fervour to pray for more important matters?

The insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervour.

One thing the world needs much less of is religious fervour.

When she died three weeks ago, that bridge collapsed and my extended family unleashed their religious fervour all the more.

It's a form of religious fervour.

«The debate in this country has become so hysterical that we're now in an atmosphere where freedoms are being thrown away every day because of this religious fervour of the Labour party and their campaign allies.»

As we spread into the cosmos, the route we take will be shaped by old and familiar human desires — and perhaps even a dash of religious fervour

You have to talk yourself into a state of religious fervour.

As a study of repression and religious fervour, The Witch is exemplary.

Laura Morrison, meanwhile, sees artmaking as akin to religious fervour.

Using folklore and fairy tales, both personally constructed and widely known, Rego's work builds narratives of both trouble and fantasy, often leaving reality behind in favour of a religious fervour.

His work is distinguished by rigorous formal and structural analyses of neglected forms from vernacular culture, informed by his large collections of objects representative of consumer desires, religious fervour, and a constantly evolving counterculture.

«My current concern with the emissions trading scheme is that a religious fervour has built up around the altar of global warming.

Or is he more like a man possessed by a religious fervour: everything becomes a sign... a SIGN... A SIGN!

So, whilst the AGW believers may show characteristics of «religious fervour» akin to some religious cults or sects, they are very different animals, and to tar many quite normal and everyday people who have a faith with the same brush is doing the AGW pushers too much service.

There is also the whiff of religious fervour.

Splicing jealousy with religious fervour and nuclear capability creates a potentially ticking time bomb whose fall - out could affect us all.

If it sounds like I'm swept up in some sort of religious fervour, I'm not alone.