sacred animal
Divinely revered beast
A sacred animal is one considered holy or spiritually significant within a religious or cultural tradition.
Cows are sacred animals in Hinduism; cats held sacred status in ancient Egypt.
The designation typically means the animal cannot be killed, eaten, or mistreated: The temple's sacred animals roamed freely through the courtyard.
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- divine messengerSacred emissary from above
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
temple · sacrifice · spirit · divine · holy · holy cow · cow · serpent · eagle · jaguar · ibis · scarab · golden calf · offering · shrine · mythical · revered · white elephant
- Egyptian religionOsiris, Isis, Horus, Ra, Anubis
- shamanismshamans, shaman, spirit guide, medicine man, medicine woman
- guardian spiritsguardian spirit, guardian angel, protective spirit, ancestral spirit, guiding spirit
- mythic symbolsouroboros, caduceus, axis mundi, Mjolnir, cosmic egg
- sacred statuesVirgin Mary statue, Christ statue, angel statue, goddess statue, church statue
- shapeshiftersshapeshifter, werewolf, shape-shifting, lycanthrope, skinwalker
spiritual status
sacred animallivestock
Domesticated farm animals
beast of burden · farm animal · vermin · pest · work animal
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