sacredness
11sacredness — noun the quality of being sacred • Derivationally related forms: ↑sacred • Hypernyms: ↑holiness, ↑sanctity, ↑sanctitude • Hyponyms: ↑holy of holies …
12sacred — sacredly, adv. sacredness, n. /say krid/, adj. 1. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated. 2. entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy. 3. pertaining to or… …
13Canon of the Old Testament — • Signifies the authoritative list or closed number of the writings composed under Divine inspiration, and destined for the well being of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon of the Old Testament …
14sanctity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sanctification, sacredness, piety; see holiness 2 , virtue 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. holiness, sacredness, saintliness, godliness, inviolability, spirituality, righteousness, piety, purity. ANT.: wickedness,… …
15sacred — [[t]se͟ɪkrɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is sacred is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with God. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people. ...shrines and sacred places. Ant: profane, secular Derived words:… …
16Temple garment — circa 1879 (GSR 1879). A Temple garment (also referred to as garments, or Mormon underwear)[1] is a type of underwear worn by members of some denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement, after they have taken part in the Endowment …
17David Dark — is an American writer, the author of The Sacredness of Questioning Everything, Everyday Apocalypse: The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, The Simpsons, and Other Pop Culture Icons and The Gospel According To America: A Meditation on a God blessed,… …
18Priest-penitent privilege in France — and the western portion of Europe received public recognition at a very early date owing to the perceived sacredness of the Seal of the Confessional.HistoryEarly writingsAmong the Capitularies of Charlemagne, the first capitulary of the year 813… …
19Scripture — /skrip cheuhr/, n. 1. Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together. 2. (often l.c.) any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred or religious nature. 3. (sometimes …
20Desecration — • The loss of that peculiar quality of sacredness, which inheres in places and things in virtue of the constitutive blessing of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Desecration Desecration …
