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noun

Australian informal a place of great significance

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Words nearby sacred site

sacred lotus, sacred monster, sacred mushroom, Sacred Nine, sacred order, sacred site, sacred thread, Sacred Writ, sacrifice, sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly

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How to use sacred site in a sentence

And upon a level greensward measured forth the sacred site, Laid it out with halls and pathways for the sacrificial rite.
Maha-bharata|Anonymous
Kinnaras and kim-purushas mingled in the holy rite,Siddhas of austerest penance stood around the sacred site!
Maha-bharata|Anonymous
Unable to move the Englishmen by force of reasoning, they had tried to drive them out from this sacred site by means of fire.
The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen