The term "anointing" refers to power given by the Holy Spirit.
It said the Vatican had come a long way, but warned that the Holy See regulators still lacked the power to oversee the flow of money within its borders.
For so long, leaders were able to draw their power from a mythological or holy source.
The celebrated Charles V with Dog shows the Holy Roman Emperor at the height of his power, with an expression and pose to match.
In gold writing on purple parchment, the 10th-century Holy Roman Emperor Otto I asserts his veto power over the election of new pontiffs.
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Originally danced by holy officers of the Shrine to demonstrate the power of the mountain deity and bless the people, the Hayachine Kagura is now performed by representatives of the entire community, who take pride in their distinctive culture.
In the power vacuum that accompanied the decline of the Holy Roman Empire, a number of large and efficient city-states evolved, all having an unusually potent sense of a separate identity.
But it is still very different from what is the Holy Grail of clean coal technology -- that is, a power plant that has no smokestacks because it produces no emissions.
Human social influencers vary in power -- in fact, finding truly influential social operators is a holy grail for web marketers and service companies like Klout, Kred and Tellagence.
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