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sacred

adj
/ˈseɪkɹɪd//ˈseɪkəd/

Etymology

From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed.

  1. inherited from sacred

Definitions

  1. Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive…

    Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

    • a sacred place
    • a sacred day
    • sacred service

  2. Religious

    Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular

    • Smit with the love of sacred song.
    • By way of example, it would be sufficient to refer to Sabino Samele acquaviva (1971), previously known for his theory of the eclipse of the sacred, and to Harvey cox (1968), prophet of the secular city.

  3. Spiritual

    Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction

      Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.

      • Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal] blood Should nothing privilege him.
      • Poet and saint to thee alone were given, The two most sacred names of earth and heaven.

    2. Not to be profaned or violated

      Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

      • Secrets of marriage still are sacred held.
      • The sacred project of sociology is simply to help people enjoy being fully what they are.

    3. Consecrated

      Consecrated; dedicated; devoted

      • A temple, sacred to the queen of love.

    4. Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like

      Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.

      • But, to destruction sacred and devote.

    5. simple past and past participle of sacre

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Derived

African sacred ibis, nonsacred, pseudosacred, quasi-sacred, sacred ape, sacred baboon, sacred bamboo, sacred beetle, sacred bundle, sacred cow, sacred fig, sacred fir, sacred geometry, sacred harp, sacred ibis, sacredise, sacredize, sacred kingfisher, sacred lotus, sacredly, sacredness, sacred sage, sacred theology, Sacred War, sacred way, secret-sacred, semisacred, unsacred

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sacred. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sacred. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at sacred

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA