sacred in American English ; 1. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated ; 2. entitled to veneration or religious respect by ...
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sacred
(seɪkrɪd
)
1. adjective
SomethingthatissacredisbelievedtobeholyandtohaveaspecialconnectionwithGod.
TheowlissacredformanyNativeAmericanpeople.
...shrinesandsacredplaces.
Synonyms:holy,hallowed,consecrated,blessed MoreSynonymsofsacred
sacredness
uncountablenoun[ofttheNOUNofnoun]...thesacrednessofthesite.
2. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun]
Somethingconnectedwithreligionorusedinreligiousceremoniesisdescribedassacred.
...sacredart.
...sacredsongsormusic.
3. adjective
Youcandescribesomethingassacredwhenitisregardedastooimportanttobechangedorinterferedwith.
Mymemoriesaresacred.
Hesaidtheunityofthecountrywassacred.
Synonyms:inviolable,protected,sacrosanct,secure MoreSynonymsofsacred
sacrednessuncountablenoun...thesacrednessofhisgivenword.
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sacredinBritishEnglish
(ˈseɪkrɪd
)
adjective1. exclusivelydevotedtoadeityortosomereligiousceremonyoruse;holy;consecrated
2. worthyoforregardedwithreverence,awe,orrespect
3. protectedbysuperstitionorpietyfromirreligiousactions
4. connectedwithorintendedforreligioususe
sacredmusic
5. dedicatedto;inhonourof
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Derivedformssacredly(ˈsacredly)adverb
sacredness(ˈsacredness)noun
WordoriginC14:fromLatinsacrāretosetapartasholy,fromsacerholy
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sacredinAmericanEnglish
(ˈseɪkrɪd
)
adjective1.
consecratedtoorbelongingtothedivinityoradeity;holy
2.
oforconnectedwithreligionorreligiousrites
asacredsong
3.
regardedwiththerespectorreverenceaccordedholythings;venerated;hallowed
4.
setapartfor,anddedicatedto,someperson,place,purpose,sentiment,etc.
sacredtohismemory
5.
securedasbyareligiousfeelingorsenseofjusticeagainstanydefamation,violation,orintrusion;inviolate
SIMILARWORDS: ˈholy
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Derivedformssacredly(ˈsacredly)
adverb
sacredness(ˈsacredness)
noun
WordoriginMEONsāttr,reconciled,Hittitešakliš,law,ritual
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sacredinAmericanEnglish
(ˈseikrɪd)
adjective1. devotedordedicatedtoadeityortosomereligiouspurpose;consecrated
2. entitledtovenerationorreligiousrespectbyassociationwithdivinityordivinethings;holy
3. pertainingtoorconnectedwithreligion(opposedtosecularorprofane)
sacredmusic
sacredbooks
4. reverentlydedicatedtosomeperson,purpose,orobject
amorninghoursacredtostudy
5. regardedwithreverence
thesacredmemoryofadeadhero
6. securedagainstviolation,infringement,etc.,asbyreverenceorsenseofright
sacredoaths
sacredrights
7. properlyimmunefromviolence,interference,etc.,asapersonoroffice
SYNONYMS2.venerable,divine.Seeholy.4.consecrated.5.revered.6.sacrosanct.7.inviolate,inviolable.ANTONYMS2.blasphemous.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019
byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd
Derivedformssacredlyadverb
sacrednessnoun
Wordorigin[1275–1325;ME,orig.ptp.ofsacrentoconsecrate‹Lsacrāretodevote,deriv.ofsacerholy;see-ed2]
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/ˈseɪkrɪd/ADJECTIVESomethingthatissacredisbelievedtobeholy.Thesiteissacredtotribalmembers.AmericanEnglish:sacred
/ˈseɪkrɪd/Arabic:مُقَدَّس
BrazilianPortuguese:sagrado
Chinese:神圣的
Croatian:svet
Czech:posvátný
Danish:hellig
Dutch:heilig
EuropeanSpanish:sagrado
Finnish:pyhä
French:sacré
German:heilig
Greek:ιερός
Italian:sacro
Japanese:神聖な
Korean:신성한
Norwegian:hellig
Polish:święty
EuropeanPortuguese:sagrado
Romanian:sfântRussian:священный
LatinAmericanSpanish:sagrado
Swedish:helig
Thai:ศักดิ์สิทธิ์Turkish:kutsal
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