Sacred Places: Reflections by the 2012 Class at the beginning of the semester

"Sacred" means:
Higher personal meaning
Deep emotional ties
Very meaningful
Shouldn’t be altered or revised
Precious
Spiritual connections
Plays a significant role
Wouldn’t be devalued
Spiritual value
Deeper meaning
Great meaning and influence
Strong root to culture
Held in high esteem
Carries a lot of meaning
Important figure
Made a significant change to someone’s life or the world
Historic importance
Personal importance
Holy
Deserve respect
 
Adjectives describing "sacred":
Hallow
Respected
Inviolable
Beautiful
Holy
Powerful
Spiritual
Valuable
 Revered
Blessed
 Important
 Irreplaceable
Special
Connected
Divine
Perfect
Historic
Peaceful
Emotional
 
SacredPlaces:
Churches
Pantheon
Burial grounds
Mecca
Jerusalem
Homes
Temple
Altar
Convent
Sistine chapel
Parthenon
Vatican
Sagrada Familia
Colisseum
Library
Bethlehem
Museums
Battle fields
Pyramids
Confessionals
 
What makes something sacred:
How you feel when you go there
Something that has changed you
Something memorable
Beliefs that you have
Center of prayer
Spiritual meaning
Personal wealth from being there
Personal connection
Emotional meaning
Important events occurred there
Continuous important events
Feeling of peace
Cultural Ties
Places you care deeply for
Opinion of how a person views that thing.
Something that is religiously respected
Some place that someone respected was
Historic importance
Age (old)
Emotional tie