sacred space
Consecrated place apart
A sacred space is a place set apart for spiritual or religious practice—a church, temple, meditation room, or natural site deemed holy.
The term extends to any environment someone treats as protected or meaningful: The studio became her sacred space.
Unlike general "special places," sacred space implies boundaries others shouldn't violate without permission.
- holy of holiesMost sacred inner chamber
- high altarPrincipal church altar
- ancestral homeFamily's original dwelling place
- altarSacred ritual table
- groveSmall stand of trees
cathedral · mosque · cave · mountain · spring · stone circle · forest · tabernacle · numinous · monastery · prayer room · axis mundi · burial ground · prayer · monument · church · hallowed · veil
- home shrineshome altar, family altar, household altar, mandir, incense altar
- spiritual retreatssilent retreat, prayer retreat, retreat centers, retreat house, retreat center
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- sacredholy, sanctity, sacredness, holiness, divine
- spiritualityenlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth, spiritual practice
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
sacred spacecommon ground
Points of agreement
commercial space · industrial zone · public space · marketplace · parking lot
sacred spacepublic square
Open urban gathering place
open space · free zone · common area · marketplace · thoroughfare