Sacred Objects
569. Sacred Objects
- Ark of the Covenant gilded wooden chest in which God’s presence dwelt when communicating with the people. [O.T.: Exodus 25:10]
- Black Stone, the sacred stone at Mecca worshiped since ancient times. [Islamic Religion: Brewer Dictionary, 112]
- Holy Grail cup said to have been used by Jesus at the Last Supper. [Christian Tradition: Brewer Dictionary, 412]
- baetyl, baetylus stone fallen from heaven, regarded as sacred. [Antiquity: EB (1963) II, 920]
- zaïmph mysterious veil of the Carthaginian moon-goddess Tanit. [Fr. Lit.: Flaubert Salammbú in Magill I, 860]
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