Sacred

Adjective

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
 * Smit with the love of sacred song. -John Milton.
 * 1) Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
 * Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal] blood Should nothing privilege him. William Shakespeare
 * Poet and saint to thee alone were given, The two most sacred names of earth and heaven. -Cowley.
 * 1) Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
 * Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. -Dryden.
 * 1) Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
 * A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -Dryden.
 * 1)  Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
 * But, to destruction sacred and devote. -Milton.

Synonyms

 * consecrated
 * divine
 * godly
 * hallowed
 * holy
 * inviolable
 * sacrosanct

Antonyms

 * cursed
 * damned
 * profane
 * unholy
 * ungodly

Verb
sacred



Thesaurus
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Etymology 1
From, participle adjective of sacren:, from sacrer:, from  sacro:, from sacer:.

Adjective

 * Catalan: sagrat
 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish:, siunattu
 * Georgian: საღმრთო,
 * Greek:
 * Interlingua: sacrate
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 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: свето
 * Latin: sveto
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: სასულიერო


 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Finnish:


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 * Finnish:


 * Georgian: წმინდათა წმინდა


 * Finnish: pyhitetty


 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Finnish: vihkiytynyt

Anagrams

 * cadres, cedars, e-cards, ecards, scared