Sacred Heart
Americannoun
noun
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the heart of Jesus Christ, a symbol of His love and sacrifice
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a representation of this, usually bleeding, as an aid to devotion
Etymology
Origin of Sacred Heart
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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After six weeks at Sacred Heart, she moved off the waitlist at St. Mary’s Residence on the Upper East Side, where she lived for nearly a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
A few days later, Rettig was settling into a furnished room at the Sacred Heart Residence in the Chelsea neighborhood as a nun showed her around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But Bruni easily could have been talking about Sacred Heart Hospital, whose staff vacillates between bridging the compassion gap between medical professionals and patients and managing our expectations.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026
The condolences included one from Sacred Heart High School in Lincoln Heights, where he was praised as a “beloved presider and homilist at our masses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
We trot around to the church where they have statues of St. Joseph himself as well as the Sacred Heart of Jesus, theVirgin Mary and St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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