sacralization

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/seɪkɹəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK)

Definition of sacralization

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The endowment of something with sacred qualities; making sacred.

“The spirituality of hunters and gatherers is a sacralization of everyday life, but once we move to maintain a formal priesthood, we also move to split experience into the sacred and the profane.”
“The sacralization of arbitrary lines on a map may seem illogical, but there is a rationale to the respecting of norms, even arbitrary and unjustifiable ones.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The endowment of something with sacred qualities; making sacred.

“The spirituality of hunters and gatherers is a sacralization of everyday life, but once we move to maintain a formal priesthood, we also move to split experience into the sacred and the profane.”
“The sacralization of arbitrary lines on a map may seem illogical, but there is a rationale to the respecting of norms, even arbitrary and unjustifiable ones.”
(countable, uncountable)A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra.

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From sacralize + -ation.

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