sacred

[ sey-krid ]

/ ˈseɪ krɪd /

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adjective

devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.

entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.

pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to secular or profane): sacred music; sacred books.

reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object: a morning hour sacred to study.

regarded with reverence: the sacred memory of a dead hero.

secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right: sacred oaths; sacred rights.

properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office.

Origin of sacred

1275–1325; Middle English, orig. past participle of sacren to consecrate < Latin sacrāre to devote, derivative of sacer holy; see -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR sacred

2 venerable, divine. See holy.

4 consecrated.

5 revered.

6 sacrosanct.

7 inviolate, inviolable.

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ANTONYMS FOR sacred

2 blasphemous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sacred

sa·cred·ly, adverb sa·cred·ness, noun non·sa·cred, adjective non·sa·cred·ly, adverb

non·sa·cred·ness, noun pseu·do·sa·cred, adjective sem·i·sa·cred, adjective su·per·sa·cred, adjective un·sa·cred, adjective un·sa·cred·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sacred

sacred sacrosanct

Words nearby sacred

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Example sentences from the Web for sacred

In fact, one the most sacred holiday for Muslims is the sacrifice of Abraham, known as Eid al-Adha.

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There is no middle ground in submitting our sacred rights to the whims of foreign tyrants.

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One thing I do to respect the people who want to keep hip hop ‘sacred’ is refer to myself as rap-cabaret.

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The Reservation is sovereign Indian land, and the grizzly is a sacred animal to these tribes.

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The land involved is sacred to them and used to gather acorns for religious ceremonies.

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She composed a number of sacred legendae, in leonine or rhymed hexameters.

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Jacob was the author both of commentaries and of scholia on the sacred books; of these specimens are given by Assemani and Wright.

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Shall we not feel impelled to show in all its true light the sacred cause of liberty?

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So far, however, I have only been to one concert, and that was a sacred concert.

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If he were asked to read prayers in French the idea would seem to him incongruous, a mingling of frivolous with sacred things.

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British Dictionary definitions for sacred

sacred

/ (ˈseɪkrɪd) /

adjective

exclusively devoted to a deity or to some religious ceremony or use; holy; consecrated

worthy of or regarded with reverence, awe, or respect

protected by superstition or piety from irreligious actions

connected with or intended for religious use sacred music

dedicated to; in honour of

Derived forms of sacred

sacredly, adverb sacredness, noun

Word Origin for sacred

C14: from Latin sacrāre to set apart as holy, from sacer holy

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