Definitions for sacred
ˈseɪ krɪdsa·cred

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sacredadjective

   concerned with religion or religious purposes

   "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

2. sacredadjective

   worthy of respect or dedication

   "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"

3. consecrated, sacred, sanctifiedadjective

   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. hallowed, sacredadjective

   worthy of religious veneration

   "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

5. sacredadjective

   (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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sacredadjective

   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. Sacredadjective

   relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history

3. Sacredadjective

   designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable

4. Sacredadjective

   hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable

5. Sacredadjective

   consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to

6. Sacredadjective

   solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sacred

   The truth and principle of life that a human being or animal are equal, valued, trusted and worthy of respect.

   The life of an animal or human being is sacred.

   Submitted by MaryC on June 14, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sacred' in Adjectives Frequency: #859

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1. Ecards

How to pronounce sacred?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sacred in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sacred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sacred in a Sentence

1. Justice William O. Douglas:

   The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and... the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression and obedience.

2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   All thoughts, all passions, all delights Whatever stirs this mortal frame All are but ministers of Love And feed His sacred flame.

3. Jurnee Smollett-Bell:

   It's such a privilege for all of us to be able to be used as a vessel to tell this sacred story.

4. Melinda Hunt:

   A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful, it's a very sacred place.

5. Omar Bongo:

   All the revenues from my share of the inheritance will go to a foundation for youth and education because everyone knows - and I say it again - that the youth were sacred in the eyes of President Omar Bongo Ondimba.

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