sacredness
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sa·cred
(sā′krĭd)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 sacrāre, from sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]
sa′cred·ly adv.
sa′cred·ness n.
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Sacredness
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.
2. a holy or sacred place; a sanctuary.
3. a sacred object or relic.
sacred writing or a sacred character or symbol. — hierogrammatist, n., — hierogrammatic, hierogrammatical, adj.
Rare. sacred writing; hierograms and the art of writing them. — hierographer, n. — hierographic, hierographical, adj.
the worship of saints and of relics and other sacred objects.
1. the learning or literature concerning sacred things.
2. hierological materials. — hierologist, n. — hierologic, hierological, adj.
2. hierological materials. — hierologist, n. — hierologic, hierological, adj.
a form of divination involving sacrificial remains or sacred objects.
an abnormal fear of sacred objects.
1. the performance of holy works.
2. the holy work itself.
2. the holy work itself.
the holy of holies; a place of great holiness.
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Noun | 1. | sacredness - the quality of being sacred holy of holies - (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System" |
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sacredness
noun1. The quality of being holy or sacred:
2. The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation:
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Translations
قَداسَه
posvátnost
hellighed
szent ség
heilagleiki
posvätnosť
kutsallık
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sacred
(ˈseikrid) adjective1. 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.
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.
ˈsacredness nounnothing is sacred (to him/them etc)
he, they etc have no respect for anything.
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