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

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sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj → sacré(e)

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sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj → heilig;

(music, history) → geistlich;

(memory) → geheiligt;

(building) → sakral

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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. 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 신의, 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 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. eerbiedig واجِب، مُقَدَّس свещен posvátný hellig heilig ιερός, αξιοσέβαστος sagrado püha مذهبي pyhä sacré קָדוֹש पवित्र častan szent suci heilagur sacro 厳粛な (사람·사물·목적 등에) 바쳐진 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 神圣的

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 神圣

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 (...은) 아무 것도 안중에 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 無視權威 для нього нема нічого святого کسی چیز کا احترام نہ کرنا không có gì quan trọng, thiêng liêng 无视权威