SACRED
\sˈe͡ɪkɹəd], \sˈeɪkɹəd], \s_ˈeɪ_k_ɹ_ə_d]\
Definitions of SACRED
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
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(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"
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concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
By Princeton University
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worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
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(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"
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concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service.
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Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
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Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
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Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
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Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; - with to.
By Oddity Software
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Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service.
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Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
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Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
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Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
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Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; - with to.
By Noah Webster.
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Set apart for religious uses; as, a sacred edifice; pertaining to religion; as, sacred literature; consecrated; holy; not to be treated irreverently; as, he held his mother's memory sacred.
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Sacredly.
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Sacredness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Sacredly.
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Sacredness.
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Set apart or dedicated, esp. to God: made holy: proceeding from God: religious: entitled to respect or veneration: inviolable.
By Daniel Lyons
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Sacredly.
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Sacredness.
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Set apart to religious use; pertaining to deity or religion; consecrated; hallowed; inviolable.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Pertaining to God; holy; inviolable.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Consecrated to a religious purpose; connected with religion or a religious service; consecrated; venerable; inviolable.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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