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... sacred to their deities . The early inhabitants of India worshipped the deodar cedar and considered their groves the sacred abode of saints , sages , and prophets . The Aztecs venerated various large cypress trees in Mexico , and other ...
... sacred to their deities . The early inhabitants of India worshipped the deodar cedar and considered their groves the sacred abode of saints , sages , and prophets . The Aztecs venerated various large cypress trees in Mexico , and other ...
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... sacred fire , the Vestal Virgins were obliged to maintain their vow of chasti- ty , fetch water from a sacred spring , prepare sacred foodstuffs for ritual purposes , and take custody of the sacred objects of the sanctuary . Vesta ...
... sacred fire , the Vestal Virgins were obliged to maintain their vow of chasti- ty , fetch water from a sacred spring , prepare sacred foodstuffs for ritual purposes , and take custody of the sacred objects of the sanctuary . Vesta ...
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... sacred - profane op- position to the point at which it becomes a dualism is evi- dent in the mid - 20th century historian of religions Mircea Eliade's conception of religion ( see also SACRED OR HOLY ) . This contrasts time ( the illud ...
... sacred - profane op- position to the point at which it becomes a dualism is evi- dent in the mid - 20th century historian of religions Mircea Eliade's conception of religion ( see also SACRED OR HOLY ) . This contrasts time ( the illud ...
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