Sacred Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of sacred ; dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity · devoted exclusively to one service or use (as of a person or purpose) ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut sacred adjective SaveWord sa·​cred |\ˈsā-krəd \ Definitionofsacred 1a :dedicatedorsetapartfortheserviceorworshipofadeity atreesacredtothegods b :devotedexclusivelytooneserviceoruse(asofapersonorpurpose) afundsacredtocharity 2a :worthyofreligiousveneration:holy b :entitledtoreverenceandrespect 3 :oforrelatingtoreligion:notsecularorprofane sacredmusic 4 archaic :accursed 5a :unassailable,inviolable b :highlyvaluedandimportant asacredresponsibility OtherWordsfromsacred Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingsacred LearnMoreAboutsacred OtherWordsfromsacred sacredly adverb sacredness noun Synonymsforsacred Synonyms hallowed,holy,inviolable,sacrosanct,unassailable,untouchable VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofsacredinaSentence Theburialsiteissacredground. thesacredimageoftheVirginMary thesacredpursuitofliberty Wehaveasacreddutytofindoutthetruth. Freedomisasacredright. They'llmakejokesaboutanything.Nothingissacredtothoseguys. Ican'tbelievetheywoulddothat.Isnothingsacred? SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb YettravelingthroughtunnelsinthesacredsoiloftheHolyLand,andacrossbridgesspanningmountains,mypracticaldecisionalsoledtoanexperienceunexpectedlyfilledwithwonder. — MeirSoloveichik,WSJ,8Sep.2022 Bothmenmanage,byturns,tobeprofaneandsacred,wizenedandinnocent,seductiveandsilly. — RumaanAlam,TheNewYorker,8Sep.2022 TheSycuanPowwowisasacredsocialgatheringheldeachyearbytheSycuanBandoftheKumeyaayNation. — SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,7Sep.2022 AttheheartofSiberiaisLakeBaikal,theworld’sdeepestlake,whichwasoncedeclaredsacredbyMongolwarlordGenghisKhan. — FredWeir,TheChristianScienceMonitor,7Sep.2022 Hometoover100ShingonBuddhisttemplesandthesiteofKoboDaishi’smausoleum,KoyasanisconsideredtobeoneofJapan’smostsacredareas. — ChristinaLiao,Vogue,6Sep.2022 RoderalsowantedtomakeafilmtoexplorethestorywherearemotecommunityinBhutanclaimedthatthecapitalcityThimphuhadstolenasacredsongoftheirs,performingitonTV,overtheradio,onstage,andforentertainment. — NamanRamachandran,Variety,2Sep.2022 There'ssuchadeep,unique,sacredbondbetweenherandMorpheus. — ChristianHolub,EW.com,31Aug.2022 ProfessionalscribeRabbiYochananNathanofChicagoaddedthefinalletterstothesacreddocumentatacommunityeventheldatGlencoe’sWritersTheatre. — KarieAngellLuc,ChicagoTribune,30Aug.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'sacred.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingsacred sacredbaboon sacredfig sacredcow sacredmushroom sacredbaboon sacredfig sacredcow sacredmushroom FirstKnownUseofsacred 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforsacred MiddleEnglish,frompastparticipleofsacrentoconsecrate,fromAnglo-Frenchsacrer,fromLatinsacrare,fromsacr-,sacersacred;akintoLatinsanciretomakesacred,Hittitešaklāi-rite LearnMoreAboutsacred Sharesacred PosttheDefinitionofsacredtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsacredonTwitter TimeTravelerforsacred Thefirstknownuseofsacredwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearsacred sacrebleu sacred sacredape SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsacred LastUpdated 10Sep2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Sacred.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacred.Accessed13Sep.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsacred sacred adjective sa·​cred |\ˈsā-krəd \ KidsDefinitionofsacred 1 :holysense1 asacredshrine 2 :religioussense2 sacredsongs 3 :deservingtoberespectedandhonored Freedomisasacredright. MorefromMerriam-Websteronsacred Nglish:TranslationofsacredforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsacredforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutsacred WORDOFTHEDAY titivate SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? Surgeon Acrobat Firefighter Judge Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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