sacred

You can almost touch the sacred soil of Igor’s youth, a world that he alone remembers.

But we let go, careful not to cross the boundary that had quietly become sacred between us.

The Cahuilla people believe they originated among the red walls and leaning stone outcroppings of the Painted Canyon, and burial grounds throughout the site attest to its sacred place in their culture.

He played the game like a child, or like someone who was bent on lampooning a sacred ritual, which amounted to the same thing.

“These monsters have chosen to disgrace the most sacred thing—care for the families of fallen heroes!” lawmaker Leonid Slutsky said this summer.