Sentence examples for consecrated ground from inspiring English sources

"This is consecrated ground," said one distinguished gray-haired man.

At the turn of the century, the Church barred suicides from consecrated ground.

The corpse was then carried to consecrated ground and buried, while appropriate prayers were recited by the officiating priest.

Subsequent findings could be handled by the medical examiner's office, as long as they were buried on consecrated ground.

In their report, the archaeologists say the remains were found outside consecrated ground, adding: "It is known that executed prisoners convicted of murder were buried outside of consecrated ground from the 1830s and it cannot be ruled out that this may be associated with such execution.

But the toll of the crisis overwhelming the island this year has seen the bodies of men, women and children come in at a previously unprecedented rate, filling the consecrated ground.

"Those boys consecrated this ground with their blood," he said.

The most revered Cheyenne spiritual leader consecrated the ground in 1978.

As he leaves, they are preparing to consecrate new ground.

Their purpose has been to consecrate the ground by establishing the beneficent presence of the sacred order and by repelling or rendering harmless the demonical powers of the place.

After much outreach by the Buddhists, including asking permission from the tribe to have the Dalai Lama consecrate the ground, Ms. Cajune said, "I think local people are feeling more comfortable".