sacred

Definition of sacred in English English dictionary: Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable
Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. -Dryden.; Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable
Poet and saint to thee alone were given, The two most sacred names of earth and heaven. -Cowley.; Simple past tense and past participle of sacre; Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful
But, to destruction sacred and devote. -Milton.; Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to
A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -Dryden.; Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service; Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history
Smit with the love of sacred song. -John Milton.; {a} holy, solemn, consecrated, inviolable; Something which is holy or devoted to God; "Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Tibet; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt; the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc " [DD]; You can describe something as sacred when it is regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with. My memories are sacred; made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"; Something that is sacred is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with God. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people; Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; with to; worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling; (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"; Something connected with religion or used in religious ceremonies is described as sacred. sacred songs or music; Of or having to do with religious meaning; Music with religious lyrics, opposite of secular We can sub-divide sacred music into liturgical and non-liturgical music; Religious or associated with a church; obsolete, past of sacre; worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"; concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"; {s} holy, worthy of reverence; sanctified, consecrated; pertaining to religion; worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"; devoutful; solemn; sacre; sacrosanct; tapu
sacred baboon: A baboon which was worshiped in ancient Egypt (Papio hamadryas)
sacred cow: Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely
sacred ibis: A species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, SE Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth; Threskiornis aethiopicus
sacred kingfisher: a tree kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus, that inhabits Australian forests
sacred road: (Arkeoloji) The Via Sacra (Latin: Sacred Road) is the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum (where it is the widest street), to the Colosseum
sacred college: (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
sacred cow: a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism
sacred cow: disapproval If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a sacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it. the sacred cow of monetarism. One that is immune from criticism, often unreasonably so: "The need for widespread secrecy has become a sacred cow" (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists). a belief, custom, system etc that is so important to some people that they will not let anyone criticize it
sacred cow: taboo, something that cannot be violated
sacred duty: holy mission, religious obligation
sacred ibis: African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
sacred ibis: A large, short-legged ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica) of Africa and Asia, having white plumage and a sooty black, naked head and neck
sacred music: spiritual or religious music for devotional use
sacred places: locations which have special religious importance
sacred poetry: religious poetry, poetry that is part of holy texts
sacred text: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
sacred writings: holy writings, writings that are sacred to a religion
Sacred.: sacral
secret-sacred: In Australian Aboriginal culture, restricted to initiated men, or to women; not public knowledge
While it is true that, in some areas, women possessed secret-sacred knowledge and rituals, nowhere was this corpus considered more important for social reproduction than that held by mature men, who claimed they exercised their responsibilities for the society as a whole.
sacredly: {a} holily, religiously, purely, inviolably
sacredness: {n} a sacred state, holiness, sanctity
sacredly: in a manner of being sanctified, in a holy manner
sacredly: In a sacred manner
sacredly: by religion; "religiously inspired art"
sacredness: The property of being sacred
sacredness: the quality of being sacred
sacredness: {i} state of being sacred; holiness, sanctity, state of being hallowed

sacred

Hyphenation

sa·cred

Turkish pronunciation

seykrıd

Synonyms

consecrated, divine, godly, hallowed, holy, inviolable, sacrosanct, angelic, cherished, enshrined, numinous, pious, pure, religious, revered

Antonyms

cursed, damned, profane, unholy, ungodly, irreligious, lay, unsacred, open, unprotected, vulnerable

Pronunciation

/ˈsākrəd/ /ˈseɪkrəd/

Etymology

[ 'sA-kr&d ] (adjective.) 14th century. From Middle English, participle adjective of sacren, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare (“to make sacred", consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred", "holy”).

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