sacralization
- noun
- /ˌseɪkrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
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sacralización
- William Sewell has written about how this sentiment can transform the significance of protest locations, even leading to a sacralization of the space.
Examples
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Pilgrim accounts, saints' vitae, liturgy, and, most importantly, the Bible formed part of the sacralization process of the holy places as pilgrims and monks constructed an empirical reality of their history.
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According to Jonathan Smith, a sacred place is created through space, ritual, and text, and these categories were clearly in operation in the sacralization of the holy places in the Christian "holy land."
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However, the expansion of the institutional Church into the region did allow a process of sacralization of the frontier to commence, preparing the way for a more directed conversion mission to follow.
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Congregations expressed faith and piety, but more importantly here, they participated in the sacralization of the whole city as they processed around the holy places and back and forth across the city, tracing the salvific footsteps of Christ and consolidating the Christian map of the "holy land."
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Annabel Jane Wharton likewise emphasizes the significance of liturgy in the legitimation of the site of the Holy Sepulchre and for the "sacralization of the topography of Jerusalem."
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The sacralization of ancient temples transformed them into places of worship for generations.
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Through rituals and ceremonies, the community focused on the sacralization of their ancestral lands.
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The artist aimed to capture the sacralization of nature in his new exhibition, depicting serene landscapes.
Synonyms
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8.7
To make a place or object sacred in a special religious ceremony
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9.7
A religious ceremony that makes something holy for use in worship
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An act of keeping something safe and treating it as very important
To give ordinary things a religious or sacred meaning
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A process where society, schools, or art become less controlled by religion
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sacralization comes from sacral, from Latin sacer meaning 'sacred', and the ending -ization meaning 'a process', so it means the process of 'making something sacred' or giving it special religious meaning.