Not a terribly common Hanja character but an easy one to recognize in Hangul is 聖 (성인 성). It stands for 'Holy'.
성경 (聖經)
the Bible, holy book
구약성경 (舊約聖書)
*the Old Testament
신약성경 (新約聖書)
the New Testament
성가 (聖歌)
church hymns, sacred songs
성수 (聖水)
holy water
성인 (聖人)
saint, holy person
성경 용어 (聖經 用語)
Biblical language
성화 (聖火)
the Olympic torch, holy fire
성단 (聖壇)
a pulpit, altar, shrine
성물
holy item, thing
영성체
holy communion, Eucharist
*Don't be goofy and assume that 신약 means "foot medicine". The correct hanja are 新 (새 신) and 舊 (옛 구)
**There's lots, and I do mean, lots of 성 out there so be careful. One of them is 星 that stands for "star" as in "three stars" 삼성 (三聖) or "star cluster" 성단 (星團). Another is 性 which stands for "sex" as in "gender" 성별 (性別) and "personality" 성격 (性格)
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