sacred+object
21sacred — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ consider sth, deem sth, hold sth, regard sth as …
22sacred — adj. 1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b made holy by religious association. c connected with religion; used for a religious purpose (sacred music). 2 a safeguarded or required… …
23sacred — sa•cred [[t]ˈseɪ krɪd[/t]] adj. 1) rel devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated 2) rel entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy 3) rel pertaining to or… …
24sacred cow — I n. idol, god; tradition; taboo, superstition. See idolatry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idol, person above criticism, thing above criticism, elite; see favorite , pet 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. something granted… …
25Sacred Heart — Rom. Cath. Ch. the physical heart of Jesus, to which special devotion is offered as a symbol of His love and redemptive sacrifice. [1755 65] * * * ▪ Roman Catholicism in the Roman Catholic Church, the physical heart of Jesus as an object of …
26SACRED — that which is set apart; a synonym of HOLY. It refers to that which belongs to GOD, the deity or SUPERNATURAL as opposed to the SECULAR or profane. The sacred person, object or place must always be treated with the great care and respect.… …
27sacred cow — /seɪkrəd ˈkaʊ/ (say saykruhd kow) noun an object, institution, or practice seen as unassailable by virtue of popular esteem, high repute, etc.: *The truth may be that, because of its relative youth, our tradition is at once too dominating and too …
28Sacred Heart — The heart of Jesus Christ as an object of devotion in the Roman Catholic Church …
29sacred — This term (from the Latin sacer, meaning dedicated or holy ) refers to a place, object, or person, that is consideredholy because it is dedicated to God or set aside for religious purposes …
30Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus — Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus The treatment of this subject is divided into two parts: I. Doctrinal Explanations; II. Historical Ideas. I. DOCTRINAL… …
