sacred place

collocation in English

meaningsofsacredandplace

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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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place
noun
uk
/pleɪs/us
/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition ofsacredandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Pilgrims were usually servicemen or bereaved family members who believed that they were going to asacredplace, often with religious motives.
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And the construction of another wall to enclose the subservient community turns the whole area into asacredplace: a city.
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If a man's home is asacredplacein the one case, it ought not to be entered lightly in the other case.
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To trample so wantonly and brutally over asacredplaceis to trespass upon the holy and upon the human.
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Would that be a desecration of asacredplace?
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There are some suggestions in the report, such as those relating to gardens of remembrance and memorial trees, which would fit in with such asacredplace.
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He voyaged to the wilderness as if on a pilgrimage to asacredplace.
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Visiting asacredplaceis believed by the pilgrim to purify the self and bring one closer to the divine.
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Sacredplacebecomes a means of concretizing the ever-expanding sphere of the saints influence.
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It is "asacredplaceof secular nature" that "guarantees freedom of speech and expression to everybody".
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Sometimes, it is a journey to asacredplaceor shrine of importance to a naat faith.
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It is sufficient, that my poor remains are buried in asacredplace, the more hidden the better.
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This temple is also referred to as the giparu for the "entu" -priestess (high priestess) and was considered asacredplacefor private cultic use.
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They did not have temples, but every mountain or hill was considered asacredplace.
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At the center of each region is a great mountain peak that is a verysacredplace.
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The word temenos meanssacredplaceor sacred enclosure.
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It is asacredplacefor the people of these valleys.
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We soon passed thesacredplaceand foundation of the temple.
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