sacred
250
4.6
- adjective
- /ˈseɪkrɪd/
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sagrado
- Who dares trespass on these sacred grounds?
- a sacred space
- a sacred site
- sacred texts
They say we're we're guarded by the sacred Indian land over here.
- They say we're we're guarded by the sacred Indian land over here.
- We're like, you're going to this sacred place.
- And I also know the healing and the sacred gifts that came from those.
- And some of the oldest stories ever told are sacred biblical stories, right?
- The people that live within the sacred mountains, the people of the flowing tide?
- They were vibrational expressions of cosmic design, sacred geometry, manifest in a vocal cord.
- This higher or sacred part of us wants only one thing.
- Now Joseph and Marathia gets this sacred precinct.
Examples
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So, according to Mrs. Lafitte, this is a sacred river that belongs to the goddess Erzulie.
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There is no more sacred contract than the bond of marriage... and no more spiritual union... than that between a man and a woman.
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You are about to go on a sacred journey.
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Wood from a sacred tree is burned for protection.
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I bring this humble colony before you on this day, this most sacred of days.
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During the final day of the festival, they visit all sacred sites and all shrines of the town.
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And so Hanoki wood is one of the seven sacred trees of Japan.
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Marriage is a sacred commitment... ...designed on Earth and sanctified in heaven.
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In preparation for the generals ' visit... sacred ceremonies are performed throughout Lhasa.
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The old temple is considered a sacred site by many believers.
Synonyms
951
2.7
Connected to a god or religion and seen as special and pure
14
9.1
Too important to change or question
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7.7
People treat a place or thing as very holy and deserving great respect
Made holy and set apart for religious use
A religious ceremony makes something holy and sets it apart for worship
Relating to religious rites or ceremonies
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 Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sacred comes from the Latin sacer 'holy' and shares its root with sacrifice and sacrament, acts once done for the gods. That's why sacred places or objects are 'set apart' for religion and must be treated with care.