nonsacred
- adjective
- /nɒnˈseɪkrɪd/
:
no sagrado
- The museum featured a variety of nonsacred artworks that celebrated everyday life rather than religious themes.
Examples
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Under the Ampanjaka's jurisdiction, however, the Antankarana people have the right to manage the nonsacred forest, land, and water resources as privately owned or as common property.
Academic text (1997) -
While we define the sacred arts as objects used to honor and serve the gods, plenty of other exhibited objects fall into nonsacred "fine art" and "popular" categories.
Academic text (1996) -
But it was a standard, nonsacred area explored by every firm.
Fiction book (1991) -
Reginfo Perez gave the name adornos, or decorations, to his nonsacred firmas.
Academic text (2001) -
In 'Conclusions,' de Man writes that "the nonmessianic, nonsacred, that is, the political aspect of history is the result of the poetical structure of language, so that political and poetical are thus substituted, in opposition to the notion of the sacred" (46).
Academic text (1998) -
Many readers enjoy nonsacred literature that addresses secular themes and human experiences.
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The community center provided nonsacred space for people to gather without any religious affiliation.
Synonyms
8
6.1
Not sacred and not fit for worship
3
4.1
Not connected to or influenced by any religion
2
6.3
Not related to religion, like everyday life or art
1
9.0
Not made holy or set aside for religious use
1
8.9
Not made holy in a religious ceremony
1
9.9
A thing not made holy or blessed
1
5.6
About everyday life or material things, not about religion
1
6.0
Not believing in a god or taking part in worship
Antonyms
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonsacred comes from non- meaning 'not' and sacred meaning 'holy' or 'set apart'. So nonsacred describes things that are not holy or religious, the ordinary or everyday items and events.