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Communion

n. the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"

sharing, communion

n. sharing thoughts and feelings

sanctum, holy, holy place

n. a sacred place of pilgrimage

prayer, petition, communion, orison

n. reverent petition to a deity

holy, hallowed

adj. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

altar

n. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

reliquary

n. a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

refuge, sanctuary, asylum

n. a shelter from danger or hardship

chancel, sanctuary, bema

n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

shrine

n. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

bid, command, bidding, dictation

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

supplication, plea

n. a humble request for help from someone in authority

suit, suing

n. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"

litany

n. any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"

dedicated, dedicated to, devoted to

adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"

inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct

adj. must be kept sacred

pious

adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

pious, devout, godfearing, god-fearing, God-fearing

adj. devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken

angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted

adj. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"

godly, reverent, worshipful

adj. showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"

ethereal, celestial, supernal

adj. of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"

divine, godly

adj. emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review

righteous

adj. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16

invulnerable

adj. immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"

spiritual

adj. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"

spiritual, religious

adj. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"

buttery, fulsome, smarmy, unctuous

adj. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

consecrate, consecrated

adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"

sacred

adj. concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

unholy, unhallowed

adj. not hallowed or consecrated

desecrated

adj. treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"

profane

adj. not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified

adj. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

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