creature
noun
an animal, especially a nonhuman.
creatureliness
-
a word derived from
creature.
-
a word derived from
creaturely.
Example Sentences
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The soul has returned to its pre-natal condition, having rid itself of all "creatureliness."
From Christian Mysticism by William Ralph Inge
The creature remains a creature, and loses not its creatureliness.
From Christian Mysticism by William Ralph Inge
The ethical aim is to be rid of "creatureliness," and so to be united to God.
From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by William Ralph Inge
And all men who are raised above their creatureliness into a contemplative life, are united to this divine splendour.
From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by William Ralph Inge
All men who are exalted above their creatureliness into a contemplative life are one with this Divine glory—yea, are that glory.
From Christian Mysticism by William Ralph Inge
