Theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Ilira's handmaiden is Tamara, who allies with Conan in what sounds like a Red Sonja hot amazon role. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference
"The handmaiden is my own sister's child," he answered quietly. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
The handmaiden was the one bit of home Valeria had brought with her: nag, chaperone, and anchor. From Wordnik.com. [Hadrian's Wall.html]
Music has been called the handmaiden of Christianity, but may more appropriately be designated its loyal helpmeet. From Wordnik.com. [For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music] Reference
ROY GREENSLADE, PROFESSOR, CITY UNIVERSITY/MEDIA COMMENTATOR: Well, it can be the handmaiden, which is Timothy Balding's point. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2008] Reference
Get it yet; she did not want to be judged on her own name and merits; she wanted to be known as the handmaiden of slick Willie. From Wordnik.com. [Video: Obama's South Carolina Victory Speech] Reference
Your suggestions about education are ludicrous as we do not want a return to the 'handmaiden' situation. From Wordnik.com. [The retreat from Scutari] Reference
It was created as a kind of handmaiden of the occupation. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
“The handmaiden is my own sister’s child,” he answered quietly. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
"handmaiden" of growth and innovation in our economy. From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs.ca latest blog entries] Reference
I asked of the handmaiden, who answered my summons. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.] Reference
Now let us release her faithful handmaiden, thy sister. '. From Wordnik.com. [King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls] Reference
A handmaiden keeps the flies away with a bird's-wing fan. From Wordnik.com. [The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology] Reference
For He hath looked upon the low estate of His handmaiden. From Wordnik.com. [Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887] Reference
In former ages, philosophy was the handmaiden of theology. From Wordnik.com. [The Necessity of Atheism] Reference
The AntiChrist, not just his handmaiden, is back in No. 10. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Reciprocity must be treated as the handmaiden of protection. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
Or, the story of Abraham's affair with Hagar, his handmaiden?. From Wordnik.com. [The Necessity of Atheism] Reference
Glory be upon thee and upon every handmaiden who is steadfast in the. From Wordnik.com. [A Compilaton on Women] Reference
'I am Elined, handmaiden to the Lady of the Fountain,' was the reply. From Wordnik.com. [King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls] Reference
Inequality, unemployment and endemic poverty have become its handmaiden. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Going Home] Reference
And the secrecy is often the handmaiden for incompetence and embarrassment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2006] Reference
'No. Verontius said I could swap you for a nice little Athenian handmaiden.'. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
The handmaiden left her and she took up her fork and knife and started to cut. From Wordnik.com. [Ascendance]
This man rises and says, "I give our daughter to Mr. and Mrs. ---- as a handmaiden.". From Wordnik.com. [Modern Persia] Reference
The handmaiden, a young, plump, flaxen-haired woman, came out from the rear rooms to greet him. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
Far from being the Great Equalizer, Boise schools were instead a handmaiden to elite interests. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Sacks: Can Public Schools Fix the Achievement Gap? Yes, But They Won't] Reference
She sniffs that nurses don't want to return to "the handmaiden situation" - but that's what nurses are. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Incompatible software and hardware, frequently the handmaiden of competition, has stymied such efforts in the past. From Wordnik.com. [Can Netflix Patent Stymie Rivals?] Reference
Ravna guessed that the true explanation was the simplest one: intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
Luke pays her the most attention, presenting Mary as the obedient handmaiden of the Lord and spokeswoman for the outcast. From Wordnik.com. [Hail, Mary] Reference
But because he and his childless wife, Sarah, are old, Sarah suggests that he father a child with Hagar, her Egyptian handmaiden. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible's Lost Stories] Reference
Susie seemed too distraught about me to notice this signal display of concern for Massa by his handmaiden, which was just as well. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and The Redskins]
Some radical NGOs want the WTO to be dismantled altogether, accusing it of being a handmaiden of recharged capitalist neoimperialism. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Cause Is It, Anyway?] Reference
And he is the handmaiden of all corporate interests --- a role he knows is appreciated by those who really wield power in our society. From Wordnik.com. [Al Franken Outraises GOP Incumbent Norm Coleman!] Reference
After a son is born, Hagar feels superior to the jealous Sarah, who in turn abuses her handmaiden -- forcing Abraham to send Hagar away. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible's Lost Stories] Reference
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