Sacredness

See also church; god and gods; religion; saints.

halidom

Archaic. 1. the state or condition of being holy or sacred.

2. a holy or sacred place; a sanctuary.

3. a sacred object or relic.

hierogram

sacred writing or a sacred character or symbol. —hierogrammatist, n., —hierogrammatic, hierogrammatical, adj.

hierography

Rare. sacred writing; hierograms and the art of writing them. —hierographer, n. —hierographic, hierographical, adj.

hierolatry

the worship of saints and of relics and other sacred objects.

hierology

1. the learning or literature concerning sacred things.

2. hierological materials. —hierologist, n. —hierologic, hierological, adj.

hieromancy

a form of divination involving sacrificial remains or sacred objects.

hierophobia

an abnormal fear of sacred objects.

hierurgy

1. the performance of holy works.

2. the holy work itself.

sanctum sanctorum

the holy of holies; a place of great holiness.