sacred lake
Revered body water
A sacred lake is a body of water held holy by a religious or cultural tradition, often believed to have healing properties, spiritual significance, or connection to deities.
Many traditions feature sacred lakes as pilgrimage sites or places of ritual purification: Pilgrims bathe in the sacred lake at dawn.
The term sometimes appears in fantasy and video game contexts for mystical bodies of water with special powers.
- shrineSacred devotional place
- pilgrimage siteSacred destination for worship
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
guardian deity · water spirit · Titicaca · heritage · rebirth · cleansing · healing waters · holy water · ritual bath · cenote · lotus flower · still waters · offering · purification · spirit realm · mikveh · ancestors · ancient rites
- Ancient ThebesThebes, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, West Bank, Karnak
- Luxor TemplesKarnak, obelisks, pylons, colonnade, sanctuaries
- sacred watersholy water, baptismal water, holy rivers, holy well, holy spring
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
sacred lakeswimming hole
Natural place to swim
recreational lake · water park · reservoir · fishing hole · municipal water supply