sacred
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.
reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object: a morning hour sacred to study.
regarded with reverence: the sacred memory of a dead hero.
secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right: sacred oaths; sacred rights.
properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office.
Origin of sacred
1synonym study For sacred
Other words for sacred
Opposites for sacred
Other words from sacred
- sa·cred·ly, adverb
- sa·cred·ness, noun
- non·sa·cred, adjective
- non·sa·cred·ly, adverb
- non·sa·cred·ness, noun
- pseu·do·sa·cred, adjective
- sem·i·sa·cred, adjective
- su·per·sa·cred, adjective
- un·sa·cred, adjective
- un·sa·cred·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with sacred
- sacred , sacrosanct
Words Nearby sacred
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How to use sacred in a sentence
Stories create a sacred space that humans have always respected.
Kim Stanley Robinson Holds Out Hope - Issue 90: Something Green | Liz Greene | October 7, 2020 | NautilusWhen you bow to another, you are honoring something sacred in them.
Why ‘Namaste’ Has Become The Perfect Pandemic Greeting | LGBTQ-Editor | September 30, 2020 | No Straight NewsWhenever I enter the park, I’m always conscious I’m stepping into a special place—sacred ground, really.
Investors look to buck a four-week losing streak, sending global stocks higher | Bernhard Warner | September 28, 2020 | FortuneThe newfound shafts around Durrington Walls suggest it also was a special, sacred place, Gaffney says.
Underground mega-monument found near Stonehenge | Avery Elizabeth Hurt | August 11, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe location of the K’akaya offering indicates that Inca people regarded all of Lake Titicaca, which straddles the border between Bolivia and Peru, as sacred, not just its fabled Island of the Sun, the researchers say.
A submerged Inca offering hints at Lake Titicaca’s sacred role | Bruce Bower | August 3, 2020 | Science News
In fact, one the most sacred holiday for Muslims is the sacrifice of Abraham, known as Eid al-Adha.
There is no middle ground in submitting our sacred rights to the whims of foreign tyrants.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror | David Keyes | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne thing I do to respect the people who want to keep hip hop ‘sacred’ is refer to myself as rap-cabaret.
The Reservation is sovereign Indian land, and the grizzly is a sacred animal to these tribes.
The land involved is sacred to them and used to gather acorns for religious ceremonies.
The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordI had it put in order whilst you were in London; it was a shame to let a sacred place remain in such a state.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodMore than once she destroyed pages, as being too sacred a confidence for unloving eyes to read.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonLet this be your acknowledgment of past favours—the fulfilment of your sacred promise.
They accepted baptism as a sort of sacred pledge of friendship and alliance with the French.
British Dictionary definitions for sacred
/ (ˈseɪkrɪd) /
exclusively devoted to a deity or to some religious ceremony or use; holy; consecrated
worthy of or regarded with reverence, awe, or respect
protected by superstition or piety from irreligious actions
connected with or intended for religious use: sacred music
dedicated to; in honour of
Origin of sacred
1Derived forms of sacred
- sacredly, adverb
- sacredness, noun
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