consecrated grounds
Blessed burial site
Consecrated grounds are places that have been formally dedicated to sacred or religious purposes through ritual blessing—typically cemeteries, church properties, or burial sites.
The phrase appears most often in discussions of where the dead may be buried: Suicides were historically denied burial in consecrated grounds.
In horror fiction and folklore, consecrated grounds offer protection against evil spirits or the undead.
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- burial plotCemetery land for remains
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
church · prayer garden · necropolis · graveyard · altar · temple · columbarium · pilgrimage site · ossuary · anointing · mosque · cross · mausoleum · synagogue · sanctuary · crypt · dedication · purification
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