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Meaning of 'sacred' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sacred [ a.]
- 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.
- Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
- Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
- Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
- Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
- Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.

Meaning of 'sacred' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sacred [ a]
Meaning (1):
- concerned with religion or religious purposes
Example in sentence:
  • sacred music;
  • sacred rites;
  • sacred texts
2 . sacred [ s]
Meaning (2):
- made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
Example in sentence:
  • a consecrated church;
  • sacred bread and wine;
  • sacred elephants;
  • sanctified wine;
  • the sacred mosque
Meaning (3):
- (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
Example in sentence:
  • a fund sacred to charity;
  • a morning hour sacred to study;
  • a private office sacred to the President
Meaning (4):
- worthy of religious veneration
Example in sentence:
  • Jerusalem's hallowed soil;
  • the sacred name of Jesus
Meaning (5):
- worthy of respect or dedication
Example in sentence:
  • saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling

Nearby Words:

sac sacalait sacar saccade saccate saccharate saccharic sacchariferous saccharified saccharify

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