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• a  concerned with religion or religious purposes
  sacred texts
  sacred rites
  sacred music
• s  worthy of respect or dedication
  saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
• s  made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
  the sacred mosque
  sacred elephants
  sacred bread and wine
• s  worthy of religious veneration
  the sacred name of Jesus
• s  (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
  a fund sacred to charity
  a morning hour sacred to study
  a private office sacred to the President

• But after Obama and his entourage left the sacred site, an orthodox seminary student went to the Wall, fished out Obama's personal note and delivered it to Maariv newspaper, which .
• Madrid Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Sacred Heart last week and Madrid Republicans did not like it.
• Big Love, which spurred a lot of pre-emptive worry in the Mormon church before it premiered, is now being criticized for a scene in Sunday's episode that depicts a certain sacred .

• consecrated
• sanctified
• hallowed

• profane

News & Articles

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• Adams' 'Sacred Noise' rooted in landscape
  Adams' 'Sacred Noise' rooted in landscape The sounds of gongs and bass drums spread out in waves, filling the Faculty Glade on the UC Berkeley campus and then receding in a long, controlled fade. Like much of Adams' music, this nine-movement piece - each of them scored for a quartet of similar instruments - is rooted in the landscape, and an al fresco rendition pushed at the boundaries between ...
  June 14, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
• Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy softball, St. Francis baseball produce Mission League standouts
  ARCHIVE PHOTO: Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy's Sumner Hanula, left, and Kelly Jacobs were both named All-Mission League first-teamers. ( Scott Smeltzer/Staff Photographer / June 13 , 2013 )
  June 13, 2013 - La Cañada Valley Sun
• Sacred Heart wins community sustainability award
  Sacred Heart University in Fairfield was recognized for its continued sustainability efforts across its collegiate operations.
  June 12, 2013 - Hartford Business Journal

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Media General Washington Bureau
  This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed,Obama said, when "a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath."
• Dana Perino in Catholic Sentinel
  The nation and the world need to hear Benedict's message that "God is love, that human life is sacred, that we all must be guided by common moral law, and that we have responsibilities to care for our brothers and sisters in need at home and across...
• David Stern in Boulder Daily Camera (subscription)
  Stern said the league "would like to assure our fans that no amount of effort, time or personnel is being spared to assist in this investigation, to bring to justice an individual who has betrayed the most sacred trust in professional sports, and to...