sacred

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“Dodger Stadium might be a sacred place,” says Joe Price, emeritus professor of religion at Whittier College, “depending on how much you have to pay for parking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

These sites are not graveyards, built for sacred rest.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“It is even possible,” Hegel writes, “that such men may treat other great, even sacred interests, inconsiderately; conduct which is indeed obnoxious to moral reprehension.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

A sacred drum looted by French forces during its colonial rule in Ivory Coast has been returned to the country, more than a century after it was taken.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Gathered in the center, around a sacred drum used to commune with Wah’Kon-Tah, were several male musicians and singers.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann