- sacred site
- Australian Slang(jocular) place of great significance: 'that sacred site of Australian sport - the SCG'
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sacred site — UK US noun [countable] [singular sacred site plural sacred sites] in Australia, a place that has religious or historical importance for aboriginal people Thesaurus: holy and holiness … Useful english dictionary
sacred site — /seɪkrəd ˈsaɪt/ (say saykruhd suyt) noun 1. a site that is sacred to Aboriginal people or is otherwise of significance according to Aboriginal tradition: *We were very careful about sacred sites and burial grounds, too, not like some others I… …
sacred site — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sacred site : singular sacred site plural sacred sites in Australia, a place that has religious or historical importance for aboriginal people … English dictionary
Sacred site — (jocular) place of great significance: that sacred site of Australian sport the SCG … Dictionary of Australian slang
Aboriginal sacred site — Aboriginal sacred sites are areas or places of significant Aboriginal meaning. Most are somehow related to Aboriginal mythology, more correctly known as The Dreaming, or The Dreamtime [Wright.T from the Kamilaroi people] . Many sacred traditions… … Wikipedia
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Sacred Grove — A major event leading to the eventual formation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, took place in what is commonly referred to within the Church as The Sacred Grove. This Grove is a forested area near the border of western New… … Wikipedia
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Sacred grove — Sacred groves were a feature of the mythological landscape and the cult practice of Old Europe, of the most ancient levels of Germanic paganism, Greek mythology, Slavic mythology, Roman mythology, and in Druidic practice. Sacred groves also… … Wikipedia
