Relating to or denoting aspects of Aboriginal culture which are limited to particular groups or individuals.
secret sacred information that could not be viewed by women, children, or uninitiated men
Example sentencesExamples
Caleb comes from a tradition that also has an attitude to secret sacred knowledge; you have to be initiated to find certain levels of knowledge.
Relocating one part of the hearing to take place at the claimed sacred location was intended to allow for the discussion of secret-sacred matters in an appropriate and, in a traditional sense, privileged location.
When was it that you heard for the first time of any secret sacred women's business stories?
A few pages later they refer to 'secret-sacred' interpretations of the boys 'initiatory state known only to the elders'.
What is secret-sacred in one Aboriginal society is not necessarily secret-sacred in another.