sacredly
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5.6
- adverb
- /ˈseɪkrɪdli/
:
sagradamente
- They sacredly uphold their family traditions during the holiday season, honoring their ancestors.
Examples
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During the afternoon of the following day, home alone, I stole up to the attic and found, in an old wooden trunk, the precious revolver sacredly wrapped in an oiled cloth.
Fiction book (1997) -
I promise you most sacredly, my darling...
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I treated the entire outpatient surgery sacredly.
Fiction book (2002) -
They neither represent me, nor my most sacredly held beliefs, and their abolishment of God is the final straw for me.
Blog text (21) -
The resulting position often was relatively unqualified in its assertions and usually appealed to some single, sacredly held postulate.
Academic text (1996) -
Do you think that because the person holds it sacredly, they should be given a pass with regard to questioning and rebuttal as to why they hold the belief, even within a group that identifies itself by its skepticism, which by its definition includes questioning why beliefs are held?
Blog text (9) -
The ancient temple is sacredly respected by the local community and is the site of many rituals.
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In the quiet chapel, the congregation prayed sacredly, reflecting on their beliefs and values.
Synonyms
101
2.3
In a polite way to someone
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4.2
To speak or act in a serious and respectful way
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7.0
With deep religious feeling and strong faith
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5.5
In a way that shows deep respect
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5.6
In a quiet, serious, hopeful way that shows respect
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7.4
In a deeply religious way
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7.5
In a way that shows deep respect for someone or something
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7.0
In a respectful way toward someone older or in charge
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6.9
In a way that shows deep respect and great admiration for someone or something
In a way that shows deep religious feeling and quiet prayer
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Etymology
Sacredly comes from the Latin word sacer meaning 'holy', and you can see the same root in sacrifice and sacred. So to do something sacredly is to do it in a very respectful, 'holy' way.