sacred trust

collocation in English

meaningsofsacredandtrust

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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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trust
noun
uk
/trʌst/us
/trʌst/
the belief that you can trust someone ...
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(Definition ofsacredandtrustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Good riddance to the state that violates itssacredtrust.
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They regard their calling as asacredtrustput into their hands.
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The well-being and development of such peoples form asacredtrustof civilisation.
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We have in our hands a verysacredtrustwhich we all wish to take seriously.
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I say this person betrays a mostsacredtrust.
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We are defending not ourselves but asacredtrust.
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Surely the care of this central instrument ought to be asacredtrust?
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I look upon this as asacredtrust.
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That is theirsacredtrust, as he called it, which is now being denied.
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That is asacredtrustand is essential to the argument.
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It was left to us by our predecessors as an inheritance and as asacredtrust.
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In other words, thesacredtrusthas been asacredtrustof exploitation.
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Nevertheless, the principle of "asacredtrustfor civilisation" was admirable.
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To us they are not wealth, but heirlooms over which we have asacredtrust.
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Exposure of fraud is therefore not enough; positive action is also required to safeguard mediumship, which we regard as asacredtrust.
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Labour regards their welfare as asacredtrust.
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But that must not be done withsacredtrustmoney left for the purpose of taking the people across the river.
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That is thesacredtrustfor health.
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They were to settle thesacredtrustby which they were to take responsibility for what had been released in atomic energy.
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I think it is asacredtrustwhich he holds, and that the beneficiaries are his parishioners.
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