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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sacred Heart1

First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences

“They get skilled workers, and we get to expand the services we offer,” said Rupendra Paliwal, Sacred Heart’s provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe is a nun of the Sacred Heart who rescues young girls from sexual slavery and rebel attacks in Uganda.

And nobody ever stops to wonder how a violent form of entertainment became the sacred heart of our educational system.

Annex Medical Inc Annex Medical and Sacred Heart Medical are companies that design, manufacture, and sell medical devices.

Courteney Cox joins Sacred Heart this season as the beautiful and highly unethical Dr. Maddox.

Prior to 1912 French was a subject of study in the Sacred Heart school only.

He gave leave to the pontifical zouaves to hoist the banner of the Sacred Heart.

He is now in Ireland, loudly proclaiming, to all whom he comes in contact with, his profound gratitude to the Sacred Heart.

The devotion to the Sacred Heart, with its first Friday throngs, has received a distinct impetus from his instructions.

If the flame of compassionating love is burning in her heart, it is because it has been lighted at the fire of the Sacred Heart.

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