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1. (adj.) sacred
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
2. sacred
entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.
3. sacred
pertaining to or connected with religion
4. sacred
reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object; consecrated:
a morning hour sacred to study.
5. sacred
regarded with reverence:
the sacred memory of a dead hero.
6. sacred
secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right:
sacred oaths.
7. sacred
properly immune from violence, interference, etc.; inviolable.
Etymology: (1890–95)
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| Definition of 'SACRED' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sacred
concerned with religion or religious purposes
"sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
2. (adj) sacred
worthy of respect or dedication
"saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
3. (adj) consecrated, sacred, sanctified
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
"a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
4. (adj) hallowed, sacred
worthy of religious veneration
"the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
5. (adj) sacred
(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
"a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"
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1. (adjective) sacred
religiously important; = holy
sacred ground
2. sacred
important and therefore not to be changed
Friday evenings with her girlfriends were sacred to her.
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| Definition of 'SACRED' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) SACRED
set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service
2. (adj) SACRED
relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history
3. (adj) SACRED
designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable
4. (adj) SACRED
hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable
5. (adj) SACRED
consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to
6. (adj) SACRED
solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful
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| Definitions of 'SACRED' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. SACRED
Reserved for the exclusive use of something (an extension of the
standard meaning). Often means that anyone may look at the sacred object,
but clobbering it will screw whatever it is sacred to. The comment
“Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler” appearing in a
program would be interpreted by a hacker to mean that if any
other part of the program changes the contents of
register 7, dire consequences are likely to ensue.
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Sense: of God or a god; (that must be respected because) connected with religion or with God or a god
Temples, mosques, churches and synagogues are all sacred buildings.
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 Afrikaans: heilig |
 Arabic: مُقَدَّس |
 Bulgarian: свят |
 Brazilian: sagrado |
 Czech: posvátný |
 German: heilig |
 Danish: hellig |
 Greek: ιερός |
 Spanish: sagrado |
 Estonian: püha, sakraal- |
 Farsi: مقدس |
 Finnish: pyhä |
 French: sacré |
 Hebrew: קָדוֹש |
 Hindi: धार्मिक |
 Croatian: svet, posvećen |
 Hungarian: szent |
 Indonesian: suci |
 Icelandic: heilagur, helgur |
 Italian: sacro |
 Japanese: 神聖な |
 Korean: 신성한 |
 Lithuanian: šventas |
 Latvian: svēts; garīgs |
 Malay: suci |
 Dutch: heilig |
 Norwegian: hellig; innviet; sakral |
 Polish: święty |
 Persian: مقدس |
 Pashto: په دينى دود پورې مربوط |
 Portuguese: sagrado |
 Romanian: sacru |
 Russian: священный |
 Slovak: posvätný |
 Slovenian: posvečen |
 Serbian: sveti |
 Thai: ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ |
 Turkish: kutsal |
 Taiwanese: 神的，神聖的，上帝的 |
 Ukrainian: священний |
 Urdu: مقدس |
 Vietnamese: thuộc thần thánh |
 Chinese: 神的，神圣的，上帝的 |
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