Sacredness

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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Sacredness

See also church; god and gods; religion; saints.

halidom

Archaic. 1. the state or condition of being holy or sacred.
2. a holy or sacred place; a sanctuary.
3. a sacred object or relic.

hierogram

sacred writing or a sacred character or symbol. — hierogrammatist, n., — hierogrammatic, hierogrammatical, adj.

hierography

Rare. sacred writing; hierograms and the art of writing them. — hierographer, n. — hierographic, hierographical, adj.

hierolatry

the worship of saints and of relics and other sacred objects.

hierology

1. the learning or literature concerning sacred things.
2. hierological materials. — hierologist, n. — hierologic, hierological, adj.

hieromancy

a form of divination involving sacrificial remains or sacred objects.

hierophobia

an abnormal fear of sacred objects.

hierurgy

1. the performance of holy works.
2. the holy work itself.

sanctum sanctorum

the holy of holies; a place of great holiness.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sacredness - the quality of being sacred holiness, sanctitude, sanctity - the quality of being holy holy of holies - (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System"