If Banning's account has a shortcoming, it is in his effort to explain this two-fold commitment to the «sacred fire of liberty,» the Madisonian phrase that provides the book's title. (firstthings.com)
Its musicians played flutes made of condor and pelican bones in an amphitheater lighted by sacred fires. (discovermagazine.com)
Brief examples of phrases used by the Adhvaryu are as follows: When a piece of wood with which the sacred fire is to be kindled is dedicated, this formula is recited: «This, Agni, is thy igniter; through it mayst thou grow and thrive. (religion-online.org)