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hallowed, holy, inviolable, sacrosanct, unassailable, untouchable
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Wanda stood over them as the grand soba of the territory, Philip Manuel John Lenda, told her this was a sacred place. — USA Today, "Were Wanda Tucker’s ancestors America’s first slaves? A difficult search for answers in far-away Angola," 22 Aug. 2019 Mauna Kea -- which rises more than 13,000 feet above sea level and is already home to a number of telescopes -- is considered sacred ground by some Native Hawaiians. — Doug Criss, CNN, "Jason Momoa joins protesters trying to keep a telescope off Hawaii's tallest mountain," 2 Aug. 2019 In Hindu-majority India, many consider cows sacred. — Washington Post, "World Digest: Aug. 14, 2019," 14 Aug. 2019 The most famous winery here, Summerhill, manifests a spiritual connection among man and nature and wine: all of its wines are aged in the winery’s landmark pyramid, so as to imbibe the energy imparted by the structure’s sacred geometry. — Outside Online, "The Best Places to Savor Fall in British Columbia," 14 Aug. 2019 The cow is considered sacred by sections of Hindus and, hence, eating its meat is prohibited. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Zomato says it’s impossible to factor in veg and non-veg preferences into delivery logistics," 11 Aug. 2019 In this Instagram age where everything is so immediately accessible, people want to recognize there is a private, sacred and intimate part of a wedding, and to respect that. — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, "Inside the Trend of Two Weddings (Because One Is Apparently Not Enough)," 5 Aug. 2019 This comes after days of protests at the site on Hawaii's Big Island, which some native Hawaiians consider sacred. — Chris Boyette, CNN, "A judge sided with scientists trying to build a telescope on Mauna Kea," 24 July 2019 But damn, Presti has to be asking if OKC’s headquarters are built on a sacred burial ground or something. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Winners and Losers: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and NBA Free Agency's Second Act," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sacred.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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