sacralization

noun
/seɪkɹəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/UK

Etymology

From sacralize + -ation.

Definitions

  1. The endowment of something with sacred qualities

    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.
  2. A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the…

    A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra.

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