sacred
//ˈseɪkɹɪd//
Forms
- Comparative
- more sacred
- Superlative
- most sacred
Definitions
1.Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
- In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.
- The sacred is the emotional force which connects the part to the whole; the profane or the secular is that which has been broken off from, or has fallen off, its emotional bond to the universe.
2.Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular
- Smit with the love of sacred song.
- By way of example, it would be sufficient to refer to Sabino Samele acquaviva (1971), previously known for his theory of the eclipse of the sacred, and to Harvey cox (1968), prophet of the secular city.
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.
- Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal] blood Should nothing privilege him.
1.simple past and past participle of sacre
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3690
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed.