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Definitions for sacred
ˈseɪ krɪdsa·cred
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Princeton's WordNet
sacred(adj)
concerned with religion or religious purposes
"sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
sacred(adj)
worthy of respect or dedication
"saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
consecrated, sacred, sanctified(adj)
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"
hallowed, sacred(adj)
worthy of religious veneration
"the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
sacred(adj)
(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"
Webster Dictionary
Sacred(adj)
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
Sacred(adj)
relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history
Sacred(adj)
designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable
Sacred(adj)
hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable
Sacred(adj)
consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to
Sacred(adj)
solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sacred
sā′kred, adj. set apart or dedicated, esp. to God: made holy: proceeding from God: religious: entitled to respect or veneration: inviolable: devoted to destruction: opposed to secular, as sacred music or history: not liable to punishment.—adv. Sā′credly.—n. Sā′credness.—Sacred ape, the hanuman of India; Sacred beetle, an Egyptian scarab; Sacred cat, the house cat of Egypt, sacred to Pasht; Sacred fish, one of the fresh-water fishes of the Nile; Sacred Heart (R.C.), the physical heart of Christ, adored with special devotion since the 18th century. [O. Fr. sacrer—L. sacrāre—L. sacer, sacred.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
Editors Contribution
sacred
A word used to describe life and a human being or animal as valued and worthy of respect.
The life of an animal or human being is sacred.
Submitted by MaryC on June 14, 2016
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sacred' in Adjectives Frequency: #859
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sacred in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sacred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of sacred in a Sentence
Fun has a sacred dimension.
The body is a sacred garment.
There's no sacred cows out there.
Our proverbs are sacred and correct.
A healthy family is sacred territory.
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- مُقَدَّسArabic
- müqəddəsAzerbaijani
- свяшчэнны, святыBelarusian
- свещен, святBulgarian
- sagratCatalan, Valencian
- posvátný, svatýCzech
- helligeDanish
- heiligGerman
- αφοσιωμένος, αφιερωμένος, ιερόςGreek
- sagrado, sacroSpanish
- puhäEstonian
- مقدسPersian
- pyhitetty, uskonnollinen, vihkiytynyt, siunattu, pyhäFinnish
- saint, sacréFrench
- naomh, coisrigteScottish Gaelic
- szentHungarian
- սուրբArmenian
- sacrateInterlingua
- suciIndonesian
- sacroItalian
- קָדוֹשׁHebrew
- 聖, 神聖Japanese
- წმინდა, სასულიერო, წმინდათა წმინდა, საღმრთოGeorgian
- sacrisLatin
- šventasLithuanian
- svētsLatvian
- светMacedonian
- suciMalay
- heilig, gezegend, zaligDutch
- helligNorwegian
- świętyPolish
- sacro, sagradoPortuguese
- willkaQuechua
- sacruRomanian
- священный, святойRussian
- svet, светSerbo-Croatian
- svätýSlovak
- svetSlovene
- heligSwedish
- kutsalTurkish
- святий, священнийUkrainian
- thần thánh, thánh, 聖Vietnamese
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