Possible Clues:

• Revered area of land divides a US state
• Consecrated
• Leader castigated for holding back something so revered
• "Is nothing __?"
• Consecrated area in outskirts of Samarkand
• Religious belief almost undermining star, oddly
• Above criticism
• Like some texts and cows
• Like certain cows, or vows?
• Ears blasted with CD that's divine