Sacred

  • 31sacred — adj. sacred to (the shrines were sacred to them) * * * [ seɪkrɪd] sacred to (the shrines were sacred to them) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 32sacred — [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj 1) connected with religion sacred art[/ex] 2) holy Jerusalem is sacred to Christians, Muslims, and Jews.[/ex] 3) something that is sacred is so important that you should not change or criticize it He has broken one of the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 33sacred — sa•cred [[t]ˈseɪ krɪd[/t]] adj. 1) rel devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated 2) rel entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy 3) rel pertaining to or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34sacred — [14] Sacred is one of a wide range of English words that go back to Latin sacer ‘sacred, holy’ (which itself came from the same base that produced Latin sancīre ‘consecrate’, source of English saint, sanctuary, etc). Many of them come via the… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 35sacred — adjective 1) the priest entered the sacred place Syn: holy, hallowed, blessed, consecrated, sanctified, venerated, revered; archaic blest 2) sacred music Syn: religious, spiritual, devotional, church …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 36sacred —   Kapu.   Also: la a, la ahia, ano, ho āno, ihi, hō ihi, iu, hō iu, po iu, ula.    ♦ Sacred things of day, la a kea.    ♦ Sacred enclosure, pālama.    ♦ Sacred place, wahi kapu, hei kapu, wahi la a …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 37sacred — [14] Sacred is one of a wide range of English words that go back to Latin sacer ‘sacred, holy’ (which itself came from the same base that produced Latin sancīre ‘consecrate’, source of English saint, sanctuary, etc). Many of them come via the… …

    Word origins

  • 38sacred — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hallowed, sanctified, sacrosanct, holy; consecrated, dedicated, inviolable. See deity, piety. Ant., profane. sacred cow II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Holy] Syn. pure, pious, saintly, divine; see holy 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 39SACRED — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index sacred noun adoration, sanctuary adjective sacred verb adore profane noun sacrilege, swearword …

    English dictionary for students

  • 40SACRED —    that which is set apart; a synonym of HOLY. It refers to that which belongs to GOD, the deity or SUPERNATURAL as opposed to the SECULAR or profane. The sacred person, object or place must always be treated with the great care and respect.… …

    Concise dictionary of Religion