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sacred
[ sey-krid ]
adjective
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
sacred music;
sacred books.
- reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object:
a morning hour sacred to study.
Synonyms:
- regarded with reverence:
the sacred memory of a dead hero.
Synonyms:
- secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right:
sacred oaths; sacred rights.
Synonyms:
- properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office.
Synonyms: ,
sacred
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- c· adverb
- c·Ա noun
- ԴDz·c adjective
- non·c· adverb
- non·c·Ա noun
- d·c adjective
- i·c adjective
- p·c adjective
- ܲ·c adjective
- un·c· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sacred1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But is a there a genuine threat to the preservation of a sacred, 90-year-old American promise, given majority support for entitlement programs across party lines?
Throughout its history, Social Security has been led by an almost unbroken line of commissioners and advocates whose commitment to the program’s sacred responsibilities to its beneficiaries was unquestioned.
It too is boldly operatic, especially for a sacred work.
Only 30% of the Santa Monica Mountains have been surveyed, meaning potential historical landmarks and sacred Indigenous sites remain unknown and unprotected.
Maybe Rhimes considered some places in the joint to be sacred, or simply too typical to add spice to their marital transgressions.
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