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sacred

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sa·cred  (skrd)
adj.
1. Dedicated to or set apart for the worship of a deity.
2. Worthy of religious veneration: the sacred teachings of the Buddha.
3. Made or declared holy: sacred bread and wine.
4. Dedicated or devoted exclusively to a single use, purpose, or person: sacred to the memory of her sister; a private office sacred to the President.
5. Worthy of respect; venerable.
6. Of or relating to religious objects, rites, or practices.

[Middle English, past participle of sacren, to consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrre, from sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]

sacred·ly adv.
sacred·ness n.

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd]
adj
1. exclusively devoted to a deity or to some religious ceremony or use; holy; consecrated
2. worthy of or regarded with reverence, awe, or respect
3. protected by superstition or piety from irreligious actions
4. connected with or intended for religious use sacred music
5. dedicated to; in honour of
[from Latin sacrāre to set apart as holy, from sacer holy]
sacredly  adv
sacredness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
consecrate, consecrated, dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
profane, secular - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
2.sacred - worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
3.sacred - 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"
holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
4.sacred - worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
5.sacred - (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"
dedicated - devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln

sacred
adjective
1. holy, hallowed, consecrated, blessed, divine, revered, venerable, sanctified shrines and sacred places
holy worldly, lay, secular, temporal, profane, nonspiritual
2. religious, holy, ecclesiastical, hallowed, venerated the awe-inspiring sacred art of the Renaissance masters
religious unconsecrated
Translations
sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] ADJ (= holy) [shrine, object] → sagrado
sacred placeslugares mpl sagrados
sacred musicmúsica f sacra
sacred to the memory ofconsagrado a la memoria de ...
a sacred promise (fig) → una promesa solemne
is nothing sacred?¿ya no se respeta nada?
sacred cow (lit, fig) → vaca f sagrada
the Sacred Heartel Sagrado Corazón

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adjsacré(e)
sacred cow nvache f sacrée

sacred
adj
(= holy)heilig; buildingsakral; a statue sacred to Venuseine der Venus geweihte Statue
(= religious) art, theme, ritesakral; music, poetrygeistlich; sacred and profanegeistlich und weltlich
(= sacrosanct) sacred dutyheilige Pflicht; sacred to the memory of …zum Gedenken or Andenken an (+acc); these memories are sacred to mediese Erinnerungen sind mir heilig; she saw motherhood as woman’s sacred callingsie sah Mutterschaft als die heilige Berufung einer jeden Frau an; is nothing sacred? (inf)ist denn nichts mehr heilig?

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj (holy) → sacro/a
sacred to the memory of → dedicato/a alla memoria di
a sacred promise (fig) → una promessa solenne
is nothing sacred? → non c'è più religione!
sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj (holy) → sacro/a
sacred to the memory of → dedicato/a alla memoria di
a sacred promise (fig) → una promessa solenne
is nothing sacred? → non c'è più religione!

sacred
adj sacred [ˈseikrid]
1 of God or a god; (that must be respected because) connected with religion or with God or a god Temples, mosques, churches and synagogues are all sacred buildings. heilig مُقَدَّس свят posvátný hellig heilig ιερός sagrado püha, sakraal- مقدس pyhä sacré קָדוֹש धार्मिक svet, posvećen szent suci heilagur, helgur sacro 神聖な 신성한 šventas svēts; garīgs suci heilig hellig; innviet; sakral święty sagrado sacru священный posvätný posvečen sveti ซึ่งเป็นที่สักการะทางศาสนา kutsal 神的,神聖的,上帝的 священний مقدس thuộc thần thánh 帝的
2 (of a duty etc) which must be done etc eg because of respect for someone He considered it a sacred duty to fulfil his dead father's wishes. eerbiedig واجِب، مُقَدَّس свещен posvátný hellig heilig ιερός, αξιοσέβαστος sagrado püha مذهبي pyhä sacré קָדוֹש पवित्र častan szent suci heilagur sacro 厳粛な 어길 수 없는 šventas svēts tugas yang murni heilig hellig święty sagrado sacru священный posvätný svet dužnost helig ซึ่งอุทิศให้แก่พระเจ้า kutsal görev 神聖的 святий دینی فریضہ thiêng liêng
n sacredness
heiligheid قَداسَه святост posvátnost hellighed die Heiligkeit ιερότητα lo sagrado, carácter sagrado pühitsetus تقدس pyhyys caractère sacré קְדוּשָה धर्मिकता, पवित्रता svetost, nepovredivost szent(elt)ség kesucian heilagleiki sacralità 神聖さ 신성함 šventumas svētums kesucian heiligheid hellighet swiętość o sagrado caracter sacru святость posvätnosť, svätosť svetost svetost helighet, helgd ความเป็นที่สักการะทางศาสนา kutsallık 神聖 святість تقدیس tính thần thánh
nothing is sacred (to him, them
he, they etc have no respect for anything. het niks respek vir enige iets nie لا شَيء مَقَدَّسٌ لديْهِ не зачитам нищо nic není svaté pro intet er helligt nichts ist ihm, ihnen etc. heilig δεν έχω ούτε ιερό ούτε όσιο ya no se respeta nada miski pole püha كسي كه براي هيچ چيز احترام قائل نيست mikään ei ole (hänelle, heille jne) pyhää rien n'est sacré pour אֵין ל- כָּבוד לִכלוּם किसी चीज का सम्मान नहीं करना ništa nije sveto, nemati poštovanja semmi sem szent neki tidak menghargai apa pun honum/þeim er ekkert heilagt fregarsene なにも敬わない 존경심이 없다 nieko nėra švento (viņam u.tml.) nekas nav svēts tiada apa yang dihormatinya heiligheid ingenting er hellig (for han/dem osv.) nie ma nic świętego dla... nada é sagrado nimic nu e sfânt (pentru el, ei etc.) (для него них и т.д.) нет ничего святого nič mu (jej ap.) nie je sväté nič (mu, jim) ni sveto ništa nije sveto ingenting är heligt för honom (dem etc.) ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ hiçbir şeye saygısı olmamak 對凡事概不尊重 для нього нема нічого святого کسی چیز کا احترام نہ کرنا không có gì quan trọng, thiêng liêng

sacred ديني posvátný hellig heilig ιερός sagrado pyhä sacré svet sacro 神聖な 신성한 heilig hellig święty sagrado священный helig ซึ่งเป็นที่สักการะทางศาสนา kutsal linh thiêng 神圣的


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Preserved by three Brahmins, the inviolate deity, bearing the Yellow Diamond in its forehead, was removed by night, and was transported to the second of the sacred cities of India-- the city of Benares.
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