# Sacred fire

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**Sacred fire** or **holy fire** may refer to:

## Religion

- Any instance of [fire worship](/source/Fire_worship), or the use of fires in religious ritual
- [Yajna](/source/Yajna), Hindu rituals and sacrifices performed at a fire - [Homa (ritual)](/source/Homa_(ritual)), general term for South Asian fire rituals - [Vedi (altar)](/source/Vedi_(altar)), altar for fire rituals in Vedic religion
- The [Sacred fire of Vesta](/source/Sacred_fire_of_Vesta) in ancient Roman religion
- [Holy Fire](/source/Holy_Fire), a concept in Orthodox Christianity
- The sacred fire in [Solomon's Temple](/source/Solomon's_Temple)
- The sacramental [Easter Fire](/source/Easter_Fire)
- Fire personified as a deity in Indo-European religion: - [Atar](/source/Atar) in Zoroastrianism - [Agni](/source/Agni) in Hinduism
- [Eternal flame](/source/Eternal_flame) modern flames kept permanently alight, on memorials etc.

## Entertainment

### Books

- *[Sacred Fire (novel)](/source/Sacred_Fire_(novel))*, a 2003 Dragonlance novel by Chris Pierson
- *[Holy Fire (novel)](/source/Holy_Fire_(novel))*, a 1996 novel by Bruce Sterling

### Music

- *Sacred Fire*, a 2011 album by [Jimmy Cliff](/source/Jimmy_Cliff)
- *[Sacred Fire: Live in South America](/source/Sacred_Fire:_Live_in_South_America)*, a 1993 album by Santana
- [*Holy Fire* (album)](/source/Holy_Fire_(album)), an album by Foals released in 2013
- [The Holy Fire](/source/The_Holy_Fire), an American indie rock band - *[The Holy Fire (EP)](/source/The_Holy_Fire_(EP))*, an EP by the eponymous band released in 2004

## Other uses

- Various diseases all also referred to as [St. Anthony's fire](/source/St._Anthony's_fire_(disambiguation))
- [Holy Fire (2018)](/source/Holy_Fire_(2018)), a wildfire in California

## See also

- [Eternal flame (disambiguation)](/source/Eternal_flame_(disambiguation))

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