Then came all the dignitaries of the church who frequented the house.
The new comers were dignitaries of the church, men of the world, who treated me, as they would an old acquaintance.
These were the dignitaries and court officials who stood nearest to Cleopatra--about twenty men and a single woman, Iras.
Iras had arranged the still abundant waves of her hair, now dark-brown in hue, and robed her magnificently to receive the dignitaries whom, spite of the late hour of the night, she expected.
Cannon and other high church dignitaries fell into the ranks on this occasion and carried muskets, whether from the love of exercise or a keen love of duty, or for the effect of example, this deponent saith not.
The President and his counsellors, a number of the apostles and other church dignitaries sat on the stage in front of the green baize drop curtain.
On the day following his return, when Talleyrand and the other Court dignitaries came before him, he opened the sluices of his Corsican oratory.
In January, 1810, he was present with all the other great dignitaries and ministers at the conference on the divorce of Josephine and re-marriage of the Emperor.
Some were religious dignitaries of Malta, to judge by the white insignia adorning their breasts; others, venerable inquisitors of Majorca, according to the inscription which extolled their zeal for the spread of the faith.
They are well-nigh impenetrable, these palaces of Elbali; the Fazi dignitaries do not welcome the visits of strange women.
We had been invited, one day, to visit the harem of one of the chief dignitaries of the Makhzen at Fez, and these thoughts came to me as I sat among the pale women in their mouldering prison.
The great dignitaries advanced across the tiles to greet the General, then they fell aside, and he went forward alone, followed at a little distance by his staff.
As for me, there was matter enough in the early Tracts to give him equal disgust; and doubtless I much tasked his generosity, when he had to defend me, whether against the London dignitaries or the country clergy.
Various dignitaries and grandees also went in and out of the studio, and among them frequently appeared, indeed usually when Sophonisba was present, her faithful admirer Don Fabrizio di Moncada.
The pass was the token of the continued good will of the railroad dignitaries as the withholding of the "courtesy" was a certain indication of their displeasure.
Not infrequently general officers and high dignitaries had experiences with the guards of their own camps.
The four dignitaries knew very well what that signified.
Halil reflected for a moment, and all the time his gaze rested calmly on the faces of the dignitaries sitting before him.
As he passed through the long apartment he cast a glance upon the dignitaries sitting around the throne, and there was not one among them who could withstand the fire of his gaze.
And now the Kizlar-Aga admitted the two dignitaries who had been waiting outside.
We would rather have had them alive," said the ex-ciaus, so suddenly become one of the chief dignitaries of the state.
Ask the bishops and the dignitaries why they do so, and they will tell you that they do so for the sake of the masses, and the masses worship the images and relics, because the bishops and dignitaries do so.
Hundreds and thousands of men put these questions to themselves and are troubled about their solution, especially because the bishops, metropolitans, and all the dignitaries kiss the relics and the miracle-working images.
I am aware that one of the most illustrious dignitaries of our own National Church, the very reverend and reverent Dr.
The dress of the king was very rich and gorgeous too; and so, indeed, was that of all the ecclesiastics and otherdignitaries that took part in the celebration.
Kings are censured, ecclesiastical dignitaries arraigned, ministers and plenipotentiaries condemned, and the identification of His advent with the coming of the Father Himself unequivocally admitted and repeatedly announced.
And now I will tell you of the great Dignitaries which act in this city on behalf of the Emperor.
The fact that the gold umbrella is one of the paraphernalia of high church dignitaries in Italy seems to presume acquaintance with the thing from a remote period.
The dignitaries mentioned above are expected to attend daily at the Sing, and to make themselves acquainted with all that passes there.
This sometimes made the local dignitaries sit up a little.
We were both in robes, as I observed, and my lord was so pleased with my appearance that he held me up for the two dignitaries to admire.
I have always observed that lesser dignitaries are more jealous of their dignity than greater ones.
I have seen the dignitaries entering, but no glimpse could I obtain of the interior; for immediately behind the strong outer door is an inner one, and how many more I know not.
But the special dignitaries whose business was to keep watch on the public temper, officers strangely but rightly nicknamed "Inquisitors," reported to the proper quarters that the statue might arouse liberal sentiments in the people.
Julian glanced round those present, but on the faces of his dignitaries did not find what he sought.
Before the opening of the games, the highest dignitaries in Antioch carried the bronze statue of Jovian into the Imperial box, so that the people could enjoy a sight of the new sovereign.
Besides the dignitaries there were the ordinary canons, each of whom, as a rule, held a separate prebend or endowment, besides receiving his share of the common funds of the church.
The normal constitution of the chapter of a secular cathedral church comprised four dignitaries (there might be more), in addition to the canons.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dignitaries" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
