sacred

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adjective 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb

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Participle adjective of obsolete sacre, ultimately from Latin sacer (“‘sacred, holy’”).

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• IPA: /ˈseɪkrɪd/
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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. 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.

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• IPA: /'seɪkəd/

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sacred

1. (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of sacre.