sacred

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adjective

1. concerned with religion or religious purposes (Freq. 4)
- sacred texts
- sacred rites
- sacred music
• Ant:
profane
• Similar to:
divine, ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable,
inspirational, inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct, numinous, quasi-religious,
quasi-religious, spiritual, reverend, sublime, sacral,
taboo, tabu
• See Also:
consecrated, consecrate, dedicated, heavenly, pious
• Derivationally related forms:
sacredness
2. worthy of respect or dedication (Freq. 1)
- saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
• Similar to:
worthy
• Derivationally related forms:
sacredness
3. made or declared or believed to be holy;
devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use (Freq. 1)
- a consecrated church
- the sacred mosque
- sacred elephants
- sacred bread and wine
- sanctified wine
• Syn:
consecrated, sanctified
• Similar to:
holy
• Derivationally related forms:
sacredness
4. worthy of religious veneration
- the sacred name of Jesus
- Jerusalem's hallowed soil
• Syn:
hallowed
• Similar to:
holy
• Derivationally related forms:
sacredness
5. (often followed by 'to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
- a fund sacred to charity
- a morning hour sacred to study
- a private office sacred to the President
• Similar to:
dedicated
• Derivationally related forms:
sacredness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hallowed, consecrated, sanctified
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  profane, secular