set+apart+as+sacred
11Sacred place — Sacred Sa cred, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. {Consecrate}, {Execrate}, {Saint}, {Sexton}.] 1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense …
12Sacred prostitution — Sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, or religious prostitution is a practice of worship that includes hieros gamos or sacred marriage performed as a fertility rite and part of sacred sexual ritual. Contents 1 Ancient Near East 1.1… …
13Sacred (disambiguation) — Sacred is being set apart for the worship or service of gods.Sacred may also refer to:*Sacred (video game), a PC Action RPG, released in 2004, that takes place on the magical continent of Ancaria * Sacred (album), a studio album by Los Lonely… …
14sacred — sacred, sacred versus profane distinction For Émile Durkheim and all subsequent sociologists of religion , the recognition of the absolute nature of the distinction between these two terms was and has been fundamental to their sub discipline,… …
15sacred versus profane distinction — sacred, sacred versus profane distinction For Émile Durkheim and all subsequent sociologists of religion , the recognition of the absolute nature of the distinction between these two terms was and has been fundamental to their sub discipline,… …
16sacred — [sā′krid] adj. [ME < pp. of sacren, to consecrate < OFr sacrer < L sacrare < sacer, holy < ? IE base * sak , to sanctify, make a compact > ON sāttr, reconciled, Hittite šakliš, law, ritual] 1. consecrated to or belonging to the… …
17sacred — 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… …
18sacred — adjective /ˈseɪkrɪd/ a) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a …
19Sacred-profane dichotomy — The dichotomy between the sacred and the profane has been identified by French sociologist Émile Durkheim as the central characteristic of religion: religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things , that is to say …
20Sacred–profane dichotomy — French sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane to be the central characteristic of religion: religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things… …
