Sacredness
358. Sacredness
See also 81. CHURCH ; 183. GOD and GODS ; 349. RELIGION ; 359. SAINTS .
- halidom
- Archaic. 1. the state or condition of being holy or sacred.
- 2. a holy or sacred place; a sanctuary.
- 3. a sacred object or relic.
- hierogram
- sacred writing or a sacred character or symbol. —hierogrammatist, n., —hierogrammatic, hierogrammatical, adj.
- hierography
- Rare. sacred writing; hierograms and the art of writing them. —hierographer, n. —hierographic, hierographical, adj.
- hierolatry
- the worship of saints and of relics and other sacred objects.
- hierology
- 1. the learning or literature concerning sacred things.
- 2. hierological materials. —hierologist, n. —hierologic, hierological, adj.
- hieromancy
- a form of divination involving sacrificial remains or sacred objects.
- hierophobia
- an abnormal fear of sacred objects.
- hierurgy
- 1. the performance of holy works.
- 2. the holy work itself.
- sanctum sanctorum
- the holy of holies; a place of great holiness.
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