Idiom idiom
potter's clay
Meaning
A person or people created and shaped by God.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The preacher said we are all just potter's clay.”
“In his sermon, he reminded the congregation that they were merely potter's clay in the hands of the Creator.”
“The philosopher argued that human nature remains malleable, suggesting that every soul is essentially potter's clay waiting to be formed by divine purpose.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026