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Toi
Toi
structure guards something precious Strong rises higher and more conspicuous than other objects. Thus, when we say a man "towers" over his fellows, we mean to signify that they look small in comparison of him.
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Mary is like a tower. She stands tall among all of us and we look up to her. She is strong, as a tower, against the enemies of God -her prayers are very powerful But, this tower is made of ivory because Our Lady is pure, and ivory is a rare and precious material. There is no one exactly like her.
Mama
Song
of Solomon 7:4: "Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. ivory towers as symbols of virginal purity. whiteness of ivory symbolises purity and chastity.
usage: you live in a tower of ivory Place of intellectuals that are disconnected from the everyday world; a metaphysical space of solitude and sanctity disconnected from daily realities perhaps suggesting an innocence and lack of exposure to worldly cares.
Contemporary
the first millennium, the Blessed Sacrament was kept in a tower made of ivory; 'the purity and whiteness of ivory was much favoured. The symbolism is used because Mama Mary, is like a 'container' of Jesus natural body, the vessel within which his sacramental Body is kept.
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