Definition of Sacred place. Meaning of Sacred place. Synonyms of Sacred place

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Definition of Sacred place

Sacred place
Society of the Sacred Heart (R.C. Ch.), a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education. Sacred baboon. (Zo["o]l.) See Hamadryas. Sacred bean (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus (Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See Lotus. Sacred beetle (Zo["o]l.) See Scarab. Sacred canon. See Canon, n., 3. Sacred fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family Mormyrid[ae]. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially Mormyrus oxyrhynchus. Sacred ibis. See Ibis. Sacred monkey. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopithecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See Entellus. (b) The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas. (c) The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. Sacred place (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person is buried. Syn: Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted; religious; venerable; reverend. -- Sa"cred*ly, adv. -- Sa"cred*ness, n.

Meaning of Sacred place from wikipedia

- A sacred space, sacred ground, sacred place, sacred temple, holy ground, holy place or holy site is a location which is regarded to be sacred or hallowed...
- the place where sacred energies, both divine and demonic, spew into the world of human existence. Power: Many sacred mountains are revered as places of...
- The Sacred Place is a 1912 Australian play by Louis Esson. It was set amongst Muslims in Melbourne. The play was based on a 1907 short story. The play...
- original on June 27, 2013. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived...
- its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the...
- "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: escrin "box or case") is a sacred space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon...
- property is often ascribed to objects (a "sacred artifact" that is venerated and blessed), or places ("sacred ground"). French sociologist Émile Durkheim...
- texts List of sacred languages List of shrines Pilgrimage Place of worship Religious symbolism Sacred architecture Sacred travel Sacred sites in Mecca...
- never mentioned in any do****ents.[full citation needed] This was the sacred place where Genghis Khan went to pray to the sky god Tengri before embarking...
- Sacred groves, sacred woods, or sacred forests are groves of trees that have special religious importance within a particular culture. Sacred groves feature...