Sacred Heart

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. the physical heart of Jesus, to which special devotion is offered as a symbol of His love and redemptive sacrifice.

Sacred Heart

noun

1. the heart of Jesus Christ, a symbol of His love and sacrifice

2. a representation of this, usually bleeding, as an aid to devotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sacred Heart¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

Just a few years ago, as many as 2,500 migrants once camped outside the city's historic Sacred Heart Catholic church.

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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.”

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Paraclete, 23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-12 Sacred Heart LA d.

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Among her students were Cardinal Roger Mahony, who served as archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011, Father Thomas Rausch, chairman of the theology department at Loyola Marymount, and Sister Mary Milligan, who became the first U.S.-born general superior of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.

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In her spare time, MacManus liked to travel with family and raise funds for Sacred Heart High School in Lincoln Heights, the all-girls academy she attended.

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