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Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
The Brunson League is Baltimore’s sacred summer hoops cathedral.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
It’s also considered a sacred site by many Indigenous people.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024
To Māori, whales aren’t just majestic creatures, but sacred ancestors and the descendants of the ocean gods Hinemoana and Tangaroa, says Kahu, chairman of Whale Watch Kaikōura, Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest whale watching business.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Sacred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacred. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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sacred
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Middle English sacred "sacred," derived from early French sacrer "to make holy, dedicate to God," from Latin sacrare (same meaning), from sacr-, sacer "sacred, holy" — related to consecrate, sacrifice
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