History Main / SacredFlames

** In the second edition, the ''Searing Light'' spell unleashes a beam of holy fire that deals additional good damage against fiends and undead. As part of the remaster's removal of alignment and D&D-original terminology, the spell was rechristened as ''Holy Light'' and the good damage was replaced with spirit damage that only affected unholy enemies.
** The ''Divine Immolation'' spell deals either fire or spirit damage and can be sanctified with holy energy by a holy caster, although an unholy caster instead takes it in [[{{Hellfire}} the other direction]].

** The ''Holy Light'' spell unleashes a beam of holy fire that deals additional spirit damage against unholy enemies.
** The ''Divine Immolation'' spell deals either fire or spirit damage and can be sanctified with holy energy by a holy caster.

* ''TabletopGame/Pathfinder'':

* Similarly to Hestia above, the goddess Brighid in Myth/CelticMythology has associated the flames and some authors claim she had a temple with a perpetual flame maintained by her priestesses.

* In ''VideoGame/SixAges'', building a shrine to Osara (female aspect of the Riders' sun god) will reward the clan with extra powerful fire-tipped arrows. One event chain challenges the player to deal with [[TheChosenMany children]] who have manifested Rider-typical pyromantic abilities '''way'' [[PowerIncontinence too young]]; you can ask the gods to remove their blessing, but that has a chance of [[DontYouLikeIt angering them]].

* In ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', both the ArchangelUriel and the wielders of the Longinus-class Sacred Gear Incinerate Anthem can create and manipulate Holy Fire, an extremely powerful substance that can severely wound even Satan-class devils.

* In Myth/GreekMythology, Hestia, goddess of the hearth was honored in every Greek home with scraps of food fed to the fireplaces as thanks for keeping them warm and comfortable. Her Roman counterpart, Vesta, was even more highly regarded. The fires of her temple were always kept burning by the Vestal Virgins dedicated to her service. It's said that the flames were synonymous with the continuation and prosperity of the Roman Empire. She was so beloved that mass protests and outrage broke out when emperor Theodosius I closed the temple and extinguished the flame in favor of Christianity. Sure enough, the Roman Empire was fractured into east and west halves by the end of his reign, and the west would fall to continual invasions from the Gauls and Huns.

* ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'':
** [[{{God}} Eru Ilúvatar]] is strongly associated with fire symbolism. His divine power and ability to create true, ensouled life is described as the Flame Imperishable, and in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' Gandalf -- a lesser Maiar and thus a servant of Ilúvatar -- identifies himself as "servant of the secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor" during the confrontation with the Balrog Durin's Bane within the Mines of Moria.

** What Gandalf refers to there is Narya: the Ring of Fire. It allows its user some degree of control over fire and other forms of light: as well as the ability to give people hope (which is often described using fire metaphors). As with the One Ring, the Rings of Power each have their own natures: and Narya's is fiery, bold and passionate. For this reason, the smith who made them gave each ring to a wielder whose nature was aligned with the opposite element to their ring.
** Not exactly: "Anor" is the Sun, so Gandalf may have some sort of [[ThePowerOfTheSun agreement with her]] (she's also a Maia) or just a similar enough powerset. The sacred fire he speaks about is definitely the Flame Imperishable - Gandalf wouldn't serve an object, no matter how powerful

* Especially in Protestant traditions, describing God's power using fire metaphors is very common. To many, far too common. Particularly in the 19th Century, the hymns could be rather excessively martial in tone: with fire metaphors featuring prominently. It's worth noting though that God's power is more often described using water metaphors in the Psalms themselves.

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* In ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', both the ArchangelUriel and the wielders of the Longinus-class Sacred Gear Incinerate Anthem can create and manipulate Holy Fire, an extremely powerful substance that can severely wound even Satan-class devils.
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* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' Issue #260 archnemesis Doctor Doom gets his body obliterated during a fight between Tyros The Terrible and the Silver Surfer. Doom's mind resides in the body of a bystander, who now uses "Gypsy magic" and the "Flames of Falroth" in his Latverian castle to try and reconstruct his mortal body. When these sacred flames cannot undo the disintegration, they summon The Beyonder instead. It's an awkward moment, having recently returned from the ''ComicBook/SecretWars''.

** What Gandalf refers to there, is Narya: the Ring of Fire. It allows its user some degree of control over fire and other forms of light: as well as the ability to give people hope (which is often described using fire metaphors). As with the One Ring, the Rings of Power each have their own natures: and Narya's is fiery, bold and passionate. For this reason, the smith who made them gave each ring to a wielder whose nature was aligned with the opposite element to their ring.
%%** many of the characters have names that include the word "fire", such as Fëanáro (fiery spirit), Anárion (son of fire), and Aikanáro (fell-fire). This usually indicates that they are dangerous, whether for good or ill.%%How are they sacred? They cannot simply have names related to fire.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The move Sacred Fire is learned by the [[OlympusMons legendary]] Pokémon [[{{Phoenix}} Ho-oh]], who is believed to have the power to bring the dead back to life, and was formerly its SignatureMove until Generation VI when the closely associated Entei[[note]]Who is believed to have been revived by Ho-oh alongside Raikou and Suicune[[/note]] gained the ability to learn it. While not the absolute strongest of Fire-type moves, it does come with a higher chance of inflicting burns.

If you have a god of fire and/or the sun, you could leave the fire associated with them completely normal -- holy only as a symbol. But another form it can take is to have their worshippers be able to [[PlayingWithFire wield]] their fire [[MagicFire as a magical weapon,]] among other uses. This covers all forms of fire which are magic or otherwise important ''because'' they are religious or otherwise related to the divine in nature. It is possible to have multiple types of Sacred Flame within a setting, or Sacred Flame as well as mundane magical fire (or just plain mundane fire).

The (unholy) inversion of Sacred Flames is {{Hellfire}}. Compare FanaticalFire, TheFlameOfLife, and HealItWithFire. ThePhoenix is closely associated with this trope, as are fire-breathing examples of DragonsAreDivine. Contrast HolyWater.

** 5th edition, in addition to the aforementioned Flame Strike, has a cantrip for Clerics literally called Sacred Flame, which deals both [[LightEmUp radiant]] and fire damage as part of the [[ReligionIsMagic magic priest's]] arsenal.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'': Holydramon's attack is called Holy Flame and causes her to breathe a fire stream imbued with divine properties. It has been shown to be powerful enough to throw the nearly unstoppable Ordinemon off balance.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Holydramon and her Holy Flame attack make a return, accompanying the anime debut of Goddramon whose attacks both use holy fire. His God Fist is an ElementalPunch imbued with this while his God Flame is a HandBlast fired from both fists.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'': [=HolyDramon=]'s attack is called Holy Flame and causes her to breathe a fire stream imbued with divine properties. It has been shown to be powerful enough to throw the nearly unstoppable Ordinemon off balance.