Thursday, 14 July 2011

sacr - holi

sanction - authorize , help people somehow
eg. Govt has sanctioned 3000 crore for....

sacrifice - done for holy and sacred reason

sacroment - reparation, self punishment, atonement, to correct yourself, feeling a appology

consecrate - to make holy, sanctify / purify ; Antonym - desecrate

sanctuary - place of refuge/asylum , haven (harbour), place of safety

sanctity - holiness, blessedness, inviolability
(reverence is different - you demand respect)

sanctify - to bless, to consecrate

sanctimonious - self righteous , holier than though, pious (pious is pure by its nature)

sacred - holy, revered(--> highest degree of respect)
Note that revered comes after worship of god; so
worship => god
revered  => human

sacrilege - blasphemy (irreverence) , disrespect, profanity

untouchables (in holi sense) - In hindus/ Jains you can't touch saints etc

sacristy - room in church for vestments, vessels, etc

sacristan - person in charge of sacristy of church

sacrosanct - most sacred

sacrum - triangular bone between hips

sanctum - sacred place , especially a shrine in a temple or church

sanctum sanctorum (plural same or add s) - the holy of holies in the Jewish temple
It was after we reached inner precincts or sanctum sanctorum that the cops stopped him. (He here is about Chilean native who tried to enter Puri temple )
precinct - an eclosed or clearly defined area around cathedral

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