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Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop..

Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse.

Corporale :: Corporale (a.) A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth..

Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe..

Anthem :: Anthem (n.) Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music..

Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed..

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like..

Disconsecrate :: Disconsecrate (v. t.) To deprive of consecration or sacredness.

Sacrosanct :: Sacrosanct (a.) Sacred; inviolable.

Holy :: Holy (superl.) Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

Awfulness :: Awfulness (n.) The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place..

Thoth :: Thoth (n.) The Egyptian sacred baboon.

Sacristy :: Sacristy (n.) An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry..

Desecrate :: Desecrate (v. t.) To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.

Psalmodist :: Psalmodist (n.) One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.

Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful..

Sacrilegious :: Sacrilegious (a.) Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.

Sadda :: Sadda (n.) A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books..

Anoint :: Anoint (v. t.) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration..

Shrine :: Shrine (n.) A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint..

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