Assertion: pekingese | /r/HasProperty | sacred
Facets:
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Pekingese, the royal dog of China, was once considered to be sacred; common men could not own this breed.
text: Widely considered a sacred dog, or semi-divine, the Pekingese was often sacrificed following the death of an emperor in order to deliver his soul to the afterlife.