<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sacred objects</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>mbusa</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>religious objects</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial objects</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>materials, sacred</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>objects, holy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>objects, sacred</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sacred articles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sacred materials</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sacred object</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>articles, holy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>articles, sacred</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>holy articles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>holy objects</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Broadly, ceremonial objects that retain their sacredness in their present context.  Sometimes defined more narrowly as only those needed by a present-day culture to practice their religion. For objects that are used primarily for a religious ceremony or function, but are not necessarily in themselves considered sacred, use "religious objects." ]]></note></mads>