sacred
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈseɪkrɪd/
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intocable
- And I created this little sacred place, my little secret group for that family.
Main reason is it's like sacred time where you don't have any stimulus.
- Main reason is it's like sacred time where you don't have any stimulus.
- And I created this little sacred place, my little secret group for that family.
- Tuesday or Wednesday or whatever that day is, That day for you is sacred.
- Like my routine about bedtime is sacred.
Examples
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We designated our garden as a sacred place for meditation and reflection.
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The first code is a sacred bond of trust.
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And so it is a sacred act to begin to care for ourselves.
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So be aware of that sacred space.
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But it's still a sacred place.
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This is a sacred family ritual.
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Far from having wasted her life, she made that life into an almost sacred act of preservation.
Academic text (1990) -
Although these were not religious relics, they were sacred in a special human way.
Fiction book (1993) -
Family is, l don't know, sacred.
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- Noble Sheikh, we are on a sacred journey to the Temple...
Synonyms
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Connected to a god or religion and seen as special and pure
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4.4
Set aside for a special use, often to honor people or for religious purposes
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9.1
Too important to change or question
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People treat a place or thing as very holy and deserving great respect
Made holy and set apart for religious use
Antonyms
Idioms
Treat a holy place like a temple with disrespect by damaging or polluting it
Compounds
The highest university degree in theology given by the Catholic Church
A group of senior Catholic church leaders who elect and advise the pope
- Indian
A large fig tree from India that people in Buddhism and Hinduism consider holy
- South African
A large white wading bird from Africa with a bare black head and neck, often shown in ancient Egyptian art
- Indian
A water plant with large pink or white flowers often seen as holy in many Asian cultures
- NSFW
A mushroom used in religious ceremonies that makes people see or feel things
Three persons in one God in Christian belief, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
How Dedicated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sacred can be remembered as meaning 'set apart' for one purpose; it comes from Latin sacer 'set apart'. So when a time or place is called sacred, it is kept only for that special use.