sacred object, n.All

A Sacred object (n.) such ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠as the totem food or the goddess was once a real prize in real rivalries; that is precisely why it was made sacred.