set+apart+as+sacred

  • 31Chrism — • A mixture of oil of olives and balsam, blessed by a bishop in a special manner and used in the administration of certain sacraments and in the performance of certain ecclesiastical functions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chrism… …

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  • 32con´se|cra´tor — con|se|crate «KON suh krayt», verb, crat|ed, crat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set apart as sacred; make holy: »The new chapel in the church was consecrated by the bishop. SYNONYM(S): sanctify. 2. to make an object of veneration or cherished… …

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  • 33con|se|crate — «KON suh krayt», verb, crat|ed, crat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set apart as sacred; make holy: »The new chapel in the church was consecrated by the bishop. SYNONYM(S): sanctify. 2. to make an object of veneration or cherished regard; hallow: » …

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  • 34taboo — ta•boo [[t]təˈbu, tæ [/t]] adj. n. pl. boos, 1) proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words[/ex] 2) ant set apart as sacred; forbidden for general use; placed under a prohibition or bar 3) a prohibition or interdiction of… …

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  • 35sac´ro|sanct´ness — sac|ro|sanct «SAK roh sangkt», adjective. 1. very holy; very sacred; inviolable: »He reluctantly accepts the sacrosanct character of FBI files (Scientific American). Nowadays modernism is sacrosanct under the name of experimentation (Harper s). 2 …

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  • 36sac|ro|sanct — «SAK roh sangkt», adjective. 1. very holy; very sacred; inviolable: »He reluctantly accepts the sacrosanct character of FBI files (Scientific American). Nowadays modernism is sacrosanct under the name of experimentation (Harper s). 2. set apart… …

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  • 37Taboo — Ta*boo , a. [Written also {tabu} and {tapu}.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38tabu — Taboo Ta*boo , a. [Written also {tabu} and {tapu}.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons… …

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  • 39tapu — Taboo Ta*boo , a. [Written also {tabu} and {tapu}.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons… …

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  • 40Consecrate —    To make sacred; to set apart for sacred use, as the elements in the Holy Communion, Church buildings, etc. A Bishop is said to be consecrated to his office by the act of Laying on of Hands by other Bishops …

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