sacred

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.

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[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.]

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sacred·ly adv.

sacred·ness n.

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sacred

Adjective

1. exclusively devoted to a god or gods; holy

2. connected with religion or intended for religious use: sacred music

3. regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with: sacred principles of free speech

4. sacred to dedicated to: the site is sacred to Vishnu [Latin sacer holy]

Thesaurus

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" sanctified, consecrated 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" hallowed 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

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sacred

adjective 1. holy, hallowed, consecrated, blessed, divine, revered, venerable, sanctified << OPPOSITE secular

adjective 2. religious, holy, ecclesiastical, hallowed, venerated << OPPOSITE unconsecrated

adjective 3. inviolable, protected, sacrosanct, secure, hallowed, inalienable, invulnerable, inviolate, unalterable

Translations

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj → sagrado, santo

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj → sacré(e)

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj → heilig;

(music, history) → geistlich;

(memory) → geheiligt;

(building) → sakral

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj → sacro/a

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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.heiligمُقَدَّسсвятposvátnýhelligheiligιερόςsagradopüha, sakraal-مقدسpyhäsacréקָדוֹשधार्मिकsvet, posvećenszentsuciheilagur, helgursacro神聖な신의, 신성한šventassvēts; garīgssuciheilighellig; innviet; sakralświętysagradosacruсвященныйposvätnýposvečensvetiซึ่งเป็นที่สักการะทางศาสนาkutsal神的，神聖的，上帝的священнийمقدسthuộc thần thánh神的，神圣的，上帝的

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.eerbiedigواجِب، مُقَدَّسсвещенposvátnýhelligheiligιερός, αξιοσέβαστοςsagradopühaمذهبيpyhäsacréקָדוֹשपवित्रčastanszentsuciheilagursacro厳粛な(사람·사물·목적 등에) 바쳐진šventassvētstugas yang murniheilighelligświętysagradosacruсвященныйposvätnýsvetdužnostheligซึ่งอุทิศให้แก่พระเจ้าkutsal görev神聖的святийدینی فریضہthiêng liêng神圣的

n ˈsacredness

heiligheidقَداسَهсвятостposvátnosthelligheddie Heiligkeitιερότηταlo sagrado, carácter sagradopühitsetusتقدسpyhyyscaractère sacréקְדוּשָהधर्मिकता, पवित्रताsvetost, nepovredivostszent(elt)ségkesucianheilagleikisacralità神聖さ신성함šventumassvētumskesucianheiligheidhellighetswiętośćo sagradocaracter sacruсвятостьposvätnosť, svätosťsvetostsvetosthelighet, helgdความเป็นที่สักการะทางศาสนาkutsallık神聖святістьتقدیسtính thần thánh神圣

nothing is sacred (to him, *them

he, they etc have no respect for anything. het niks respek vir enige iets nieلا شَيء مَقَدَّسٌ لديْهِне зачитам нищоnic není svaté prointet er helligtnichts ist ihm, ihnen etc. heiligδεν έχω ούτε ιερό ούτε όσιοya no se respeta nadamiski pole pühaكسي كه براي هيچ چيز احترام قائل نيستmikään ei ole (hänelle, heille jne) pyhäärien n'est sacré pourאֵין ל- כָּבוד לִכלוּםकिसी चीज का सम्मान नहीं करनाništa nije sveto, nemati poštovanjasemmi sem szent nekitidak menghargai apa punhonum/þeim er ekkert heilagtfregarseneなにも敬わない(...은) 아무 것도 안중에 없다nieko nėra švento(viņam u.tml.) nekas nav svētstiada apa yang dihormatinyaheiligheidingenting er hellig (for han/dem osv.)nie ma nic świętego dla...nada é sagradonimic nu e sfânt (pentru el, ei etc.)(для него них и т.д.) нет ничего святогоnič mu (jej ap.) nie je sväténič (mu, jim) ni svetoništa nije svetoingenting är heligt för honom (dem etc.)ศักดิ์สิทธิ์hiçbir şeye saygısı olmamak無視權威для нього нема нічого святогоکسی چیز کا احترام نہ کرناkhông có gì quan trọng, thiêng liêng无视权威