sacred grove

collocation in English

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sacred
adjective
uk
/ˈseɪ.krɪd/us
/ˈseɪ.krɪd/
considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with ...
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grove
noun[C]
uk
/ɡrəʊv/us
/ɡroʊv/
a group of trees planted ...
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All of these, using masks, transformed the empty stage into asacredgrove, the 'silent, waiting glade'.
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The 'sacredgrove' is the intersection of the human, the spirit world and the powers of nature.
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Most rituals took place at the village shrine, in thesacredgroveat the heart of the village.
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The ambivalence is embodied in the material reality of thesacredgroveitself.
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He was the descendant of the last masters of thesacredgroveand therefore also its current caretaker.
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What seems evident is that the category 'sacredgrove' in this literature, derives not from local understandings, but from a botanical ideal.
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It is all too easy to fail to see the wood for the trees, especially when the trees are, for some, asacredgrove.
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The nutrients generated thus are not only recycled within thesacredgroveecosystem but also find their way into the adjoining agroeco systems.
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However, a successful candidate had first to test his mettle by plucking a golden bough from one of the trees in thesacredgrove.
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Attractions in the town include asacredgroveof trees, a museum and caves.
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The temple is situated in a densely forested area amidst asacredgrovethat covers about 80 acres.
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There is also asacredgroveconsisting of a single oak nearby.
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Hecateus also emphasized the lack of any idols or asacredgroveand the prohibition on priestly consumption of wine in the hall.
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He initiated the demolishing of touristical infrastructure (tramway, hotels) and the creation of asacredgrovenearby.
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There is asacredgrovefor the local deity.
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Thesacredgroveis an excellent example of the old tradition of uneducated villagers protecting their environment.
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Priestesses and priests in thesacredgroveinterpreted the rustling of the oak (or beech) leaves to determine the correct actions to be taken.
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Asacredgroveor sacred woods are any grove of trees of special religious importance to a particular culture.
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This has led some scholars to propose that the sanctuary consisted of only asacredgroveand an altar.
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Around the rear of the temple (on the cliff side), which faced and towered above the road, were about 55 pits for planting trees representing asacredgrove.
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