Sacred Nine

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noun Classical Mythology.

the Muses.

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How to use Sacred Nine in a sentence

This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.
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The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
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Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
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If you answered nine or more, you may have won a SONY Betamax and an eight-track operating system.
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Nine new Republican senators will swear their oaths of office.
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The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
In nine days he returned, bringing us the thanks of congress, and fresh orders.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
His holy book says: There is more joy over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine just men.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various