Dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
For other uses, see Sacred (disambiguation).
"Sanctity" redirects here. For other uses, see Sanctity (disambiguation).
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity;[1] is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a "sacred artifact" that is venerated and blessed), or places ("sacred ground").
French sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden."[2]: 47 In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which are embodied in sacred group symbols, or using team work to help get out of trouble. The profane, on the other hand, involve mundane individual concerns.
^"sacred." Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^Durkheim, Émile. 1915. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0-8341-2182-9.
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