sacred : Idioms & Phrases

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doctor of sacred theology

  • noun a doctor's degree in theology
    STD.
    • STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor
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Sacred baboon

  • . (Zoöl.) See Hamadryas.
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Sacred bean

  • (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus (Nelumbo speciosa or Nelimbium speciosum), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See Lotus.
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Sacred beetle

  • (Zoöl.) See Scarab.
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Sacred canon

  • . See Canon, n., 3.
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sacred college

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
    College of Cardinals.
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sacred cow

  • noun a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism
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sacred fig

  • noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
    bo tree; pipul; peepul; pipal tree; pipal; Ficus religiosa.
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Sacred fish

  • (Zoöl.), any one of fresh-water African fishes of the family Mormyridæ. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially Mormyris oxyrhynchus.
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Sacred ibis

  • noun African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
    Threskiornis aethiopica.
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  • . See Ibis.
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sacred lotus

  • noun native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
    lotus; Indian lotus; Nelumbo nucifera.
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Sacred monkey

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopitchecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus . See Entellus. (b) The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas. (c) The blunder monkey.
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sacred mushroom

  • noun the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
    mescal button; magic mushroom.
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Sacred place

  • (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person is buried.
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sacred scripture

  • noun any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
    scripture.
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sacred text

  • noun writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
    religious text; sacred text; religious writing.
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sacred trinity

  • noun the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
    Holy Trinity; Trinity; Blessed Trinity.
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sacred writing

  • noun writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
    religious text; sacred text; religious writing.
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Society of the Sacred Heart

  • (R.C. Ch.), a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education.
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The sacred college

  • the college or cardinals at Rome.
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