- sacralization
- noun see sacralize
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sacralization
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Sacralization — can mean: * to make sacred; sanctification * Sacralization (medicine) … Wikipedia
sacralization — See sacralize. * * * … Universalium
sacralization — noun a) To dedicate and sanctify a structure such as a church or religious school for a sacred purpose. b) A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra. Ant: desanctification,… … Wiktionary
sacralization — Lumbar development and appearance of the first sacral vertebra. * * * sa·cral·iza·tion .sā krə lə zā shən also Brit sa·cral·isa·tion .lī zā n incorporation (as of the last lumbar vertebra or any of its parts) into the sacrum specif a congenital… … Medical dictionary
sacralization — sacral·iza·tion … English syllables
sacralization — n. abnormal fusion of the fifth lumbar vertebra with the sacrum … The new mediacal dictionary
sacralization — ˌsakrələ̇ˈzāshən, ˌsāk , ˌlīˈz noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sacral (I) + ization : incorporation (as of the last lumbar vertebra or any of its parts) into the sacrum; specifically … Useful english dictionary
sacralize — sacralization, n. /say kreuh luyz , sak reuh /, v.t., sacralized, sacralizing. to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, esp. through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science. Also, esp. Brit., sacralise. [1930 35; SACRAL1 + IZE] … Universalium
Bertolotti syndrome — sacralization of the fifth lumbar vertebra together with sciatica and scoliosis … Medical dictionary
Christopher Partridge — Christopher Hugh Partridge (born 1961) is an author, editor, professor at Lancaster University, and founding Co director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Popular Culture.[1] According to Gordon Lynch, Partridge is a leading scholar of… … Wikipedia
