sacred

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈseɪkrɪd/

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Adjective

sacred (comparative more sacred, superlative most sacred)

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.

3. 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.

4. Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

   Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. -Dryden.

5. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.

   A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -Dryden.

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

   But, to destruction sacred and devote. -Milton.

Synonyms

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• consecrated
• divine
• godly
• hallowed
• holy
• inviolable
• sacrosanct

Antonyms

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• cursed
• damned
• profane
• unholy
• ungodly

Translations

made holy

• Arabic: مُقَدَّس (ar) (muqaddas) m
• Armenian: սուրբ (hy) (surb)
• Azeri: müqəddəs (az)
• Belarusian: святы (be) (svjatý), свяшчэнны (be) (svjaščénny)
• Bulgarian: свят (bg) (svjat), свещен (bg) (sveštén)
• Catalan: sagrat (ca) m
• Cherokee: ᎦᎸᏉᏗ (chr) (galvquodi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神聖 (cmn), 神圣 (cmn) (shénshèng), 聖 (cmn), 圣 (cmn) (shèng)

• Czech: svatý (cs) m, posvátný (cs) m
• Dutch: heilig (nl), zalig (nl), gezegend (nl)
• Finnish: pyhä (fi), siunattu (fi)
• French: sacré (fr), saint (fr)
• Georgian: საღმრთო (ka) (saḡmrt'o), წმინდა (ka) (cminda)
• German: heilig (de)
• Greek: ιερός (el) (ieros)
• Hungarian: szent (hu)
• Interlingua: sacrate (ia)
• Japanese: 神聖 (ja) (しんせい, shinsei), 聖なる (ja) (せいなる, sei naru)

• Macedonian: свет (mk) (svet)
• Malay: suci (ms)
• Norwegian: hellig (no)
• Persian: مقدس (fa) (moqaddas)
• Polish: święty (pl) m
• Portuguese: sagrado (pt)
• Rapa Nui: tapu
• Romanian: sacru (ro)
• Russian: святой (ru) (svjatój), священный (ru) (svjaščénnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: naomh (gd), coisrigte (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: свет (sh)

  Roman: svet (sh)

• Slovak: svätý (sk)
• Slovene: svet (sl)
• Spanish: sagrado (es)
• Turkish: kutsal (tr)
• Ukrainian: святий (uk) (svjatýj), священний (uk) (svjaščénnyj)
• Vietnamese: thánh (vi) (聖 (vi)), thần thánh (vi)

relating to religion

• Finnish: uskonnollinen (fi)
• Georgian: სასულიერო (ka) (sasuliero)

• Scottish Gaelic: naomh (gd)

designated by a divine sanction

• Finnish: pyhä (fi)
• Rapa Nui: tapu

• Scottish Gaelic: naomh (gd)

not to be profaned or violated

• Finnish: pyhä (fi)
• Georgian: წმინდათა წმინდა (ka) (cmindat'a cminda)

• Rapa Nui: tapu

consecrated; dedicated; devoted

• Finnish: pyhitetty (fi)
• Greek: αφοσιωμένος (el) (afosiomenos) m, αφιερωμένος (el) (afieromenos) m
• Rapa Nui: tapu

• Scottish Gaelic: coisrigte (gd)

archaic: solemnly devoted to evil, or the like

• Finnish: vihkiytynyt (fi)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈseɪkəd/

Verb

sacred

1. simple past tense and past participle of sacre

Anagrams

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