Sacred

//ˈseɪkɹɪd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

    "a sacred place"

  2. 2
    Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular

    "Smit with the love of sacred song."

  3. 3
    Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.

    "Unlike most metaphysical or philosophical naturalists who reject any supernatural beings or supernatural/sacred entities, naturalists who take the concept of the sacred seriously must answer this question: “What is the value of the sacred with respect to nature?""

  4. 4
    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."

  5. 5
    Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

    "Secrets of marriage still are sacred held."

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  1. 6
    Consecrated; dedicated; devoted

    "A temple, sacred to the queen of love."

  2. 7
    Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful. archaic

    "But, to destruction sacred and devote."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (often followed by ‘to’) devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person wordnet
  2. 2
    made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use wordnet
  3. 3
    worthy of religious veneration wordnet
  4. 4
    concerned with religion or religious purposes wordnet
  5. 5
    worthy of respect or dedication wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of sacre form-of, participle, past

Etymology

From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed.

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