| − | '''Sacred''' is the state of being holy, reserved for worship or associated with worship in a given culture or religion, as contrast with [[profane]] which is of the earth, daily, and common. | + | '''Sacred''' is the state of being [[holy]], reserved for [[worship]] or associated with worship in a given culture or [[religion]], as contrast with [[profane]] which is of the earth, daily, and common. |
| − | Every [[religion]] has both things and ideas that are scared, for example: the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran in the three Abrahamic religions, but also, places can be sacred, like [[church]]es, [[mountain]]s where a prophet received his revelation, or cities where the religious leader died. | + | Every religion has both things and ideas that are sacred, for example: the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran in the three Abrahamic religions, but also, places can be sacred, like [[church]]es, [[mountain]]s where a prophet received his revelation, or cities where the religious leader died. |
| | The concept of "sacred" can be applied to non-religious parts of a culture, if that culture would find them to be held above all else. In the United States, it could be argued that our the ideas contained in the Bill of Rights and Constitution are sacred to Americans and should not be changed lightly nor tread upon. | | The concept of "sacred" can be applied to non-religious parts of a culture, if that culture would find them to be held above all else. In the United States, it could be argued that our the ideas contained in the Bill of Rights and Constitution are sacred to Americans and should not be changed lightly nor tread upon. |