Sacred

  • 11SACRED — was a Cubesat built by the Student Satellite Program of the University of Arizona. It was the product of the work of about 50 students, ranging from college freshmen to Ph. D. students, over the course of several years. It was launched, after… …

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  • 12sacred — (adj.) c.1300, from pp. of obsolete verb sacren to make holy (early 13c.), from O.Fr. sacrer (12c.), from L. sacrare to make sacred, consecrate, from sacer (gen. sacri) sacred, dedicated, holy, accursed, from Old Latin saceres, which Tucker… …

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  • 13sacred — sacred, sacred versus profane distinction For Émile Durkheim and all subsequent sociologists of religion , the recognition of the absolute nature of the distinction between these two terms was and has been fundamental to their sub discipline,… …

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  • 14sacred — [sā′krid] adj. [ME < pp. of sacren, to consecrate < OFr sacrer < L sacrare < sacer, holy < ? IE base * sak , to sanctify, make a compact > ON sāttr, reconciled, Hittite šakliš, law, ritual] 1. consecrated to or belonging to the… …

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  • 15sacred — [adj1] holy, blessed angelic, cherished, consecrated, divine, enshrined, godly, hallowed, numinous, pious, pure, religious, revered, sacramental, saintly, sanctified, solemn, spiritual, unprofane, venerable; concept 574 Ant. irreligious, lay,… …

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  • 16sacred — index ineffable, infrangible, inviolate, sacrosanct, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17sacred — ► ADJECTIVE 1) connected with a deity and so deserving veneration; holy. 2) (of a text) embodying the doctrines of a religion. 3) religious rather than secular. DERIVATIVES sacredly adverb sacredness noun. ORIGIN from Latin sacrare consecrate ,… …

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  • 18sacred — sacredly, adv. sacredness, n. /say krid/, adj. 1. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated. 2. entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy. 3. pertaining to or… …

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  • 19sacred — 01. Jerusalem is a city which is [sacred] to Christians, Muslims, and Jews. 02. The eagle is a [sacred] animal in many North American Indian cultures. 03. The explorers died mysteriously after entering the [sacred] tombs of the ancient Pharaohs.… …

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  • 20Sacred 3 — Эта статья описывает компьютерную игру, находящуюся в разработке. После выпуска игры сведения, приведённые здесь, могут оказаться неверными, и содержание статьи может значительно измениться …

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