sacred

English Online Dictionary. What means sacred‎? What does sacred mean?

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪkɹɪd/

Adjective

sacred (comparative more sacred or sacreder, superlative most sacred or sacredest)

1. Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
   • November 30 2016, Joe Whittle writing in The Guardian, 'We opened eyes': at Standing Rock, my fellow Native Americans make history

     Their intent was to march peacefully down a county road to DAPL headquarters, where tribal elders would pray and hold ceremony to bless the sacred sites being disturbed by pipeline construction.

   Synonyms: consecrated, hallowed

2. Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular
3. Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.
4. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
5. Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

   Synonyms: inviolable, sacrosanct

6. (followed by the preposition "to") Consecrated; dedicated; devoted

   Synonym: consecrated

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

Synonyms

• divine
• godly
• holy

Antonyms

• cursed
• damned
• profane
• unholy
• ungodly

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Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪkəd/

• Rhymes: -eɪkəd

Verb

sacred

1. simple past and past participle of sacre

Anagrams

• Cerdas, Dacres, Des Arc, caders, cadres, cedars, crased, decars, e-cards, ecards, scared