sacred 音标拼音: [s'ekrəd] [s'ekrɪd]
a . 神圣的,上帝的,庄严的,祭祀的
神圣的,上帝的,庄严的,祭祀的
sacred adj 1 :
concerned with religion or religious purposes ; "
sacred texts "; "
sacred rites "; "
sacred music " [
ant : {
profane },
{
secular }]
2 :
worthy of respect or dedication ; "
saw motherhood as woman '
s sacred calling "
3 :
made or declared or believed to be holy ;
devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use ; "
a consecrated church ";
"
the sacred mosque "; "
sacred elephants "; "
sacred bread and wine "; "
sanctified wine " [
synonym : {
consecrated }, {
sacred },
{
sanctified }]
4 :
worthy of religious veneration ; "
the sacred name of Jesus ";
"
Jerusalem '
s hallowed soil " [
synonym : {
hallowed }, {
sacred }]
5 : (
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 "
Sacred \
Sa "
cred \,
a . [
Originally p .
p .
of OE .
sacren to consecrate ,
F .
sacrer ,
fr .
L .
sacrare ,
fr .
sacer sacred ,
holy ,
cursed .
Cf . {
Consecrate }, {
Execrate }, {
Saint },
{
Sexton }.]
1 .
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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2 .
Relating to religion ,
or to the services of religion ;
not secular ;
religious ;
as ,
sacred history .
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Smit with the love of sacred song . --
Milton .
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3 .
Designated or exalted by a divine sanction ;
possessing the highest title to obedience ,
honor ,
reverence ,
or veneration ;
entitled to extreme reverence ;
venerable .
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Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [
royal ]
blood Should nothing privilege him . --
Shak .
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Poet and saint to thee alone were given ,
The two most sacred names of earth and heaven .
--
Cowley .
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4 .
Hence ,
not to be profaned or violated ;
inviolable .
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Secrets of marriage still are sacred held . --
Dryden .
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5 .
Consecrated ;
dedicated ;
devoted ; --
with to .
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A temple ,
sacred to the queen of love . --
Dryden .
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6 .
Solemnly devoted ,
in a bad sense ,
as to evil ,
vengeance ,
curse ,
or the like ;
accursed ;
baleful . [
Archaic ]
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But ,
to destruction sacred and devote . --
Milton .
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{
Society of the Sacred Heart } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
a religious order of women ,
founded in France in 1800 ,
and approved in 1826 .
It was introduced into America in 1817 .
The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education .
{
Sacred baboon }. (
Zool .)
See {
Hamadryas }.
{
Sacred bean } (
Bot .),
a seed of the Oriental lotus ({
Nelumbo speciosa }
or {
Nelumbium speciosum }),
a plant resembling a water lily ;
also ,
the plant itself .
See {
Lotus }.
{
Sacred beetle } (
Zool .)
See {
Scarab }.
{
Sacred canon }.
See {
Canon },
n .,
3 .
{
Sacred fish } (
Zool .),
any one of numerous species of fresh -
water African fishes of the family {
Mormyridae }.
Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians ;
especially {
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus }.
{
Sacred ibis }.
See {
Ibis }.
{
Sacred monkey }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any Asiatic monkey of the genus {
Semnopithecus },
regarded as sacred by the Hindoos ;
especially ,
the entellus .
See {
Entellus }.
(
b )
The sacred baboon .
See {
Hamadryas }.
(
c )
The bhunder ,
or rhesus monkey .
{
Sacred place } (
Civil Law ),
the place where a deceased person is buried .
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Syn :
Holy ;
divine ;
hallowed ;
consecrated ;
dedicated ;
devoted ;
religious ;
venerable ;
reverend .
[
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Sa "
cred *
ly },
adv . -- {
Sa "
cred *
ness },
n .
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Sacrific 114 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sacred ":
all -
knowing ,
all -
powerful ,
all -
seeing ,
all -
wise ,
almighty ,
alto ,
angelic ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
awful ,
baritone ,
bass ,
blessed ,
boundless ,
bravura ,
ceremonial ,
changeless ,
cherished ,
choral ,
choric ,
churchly ,
coloratura ,
consecrated ,
creating ,
creative ,
dedicated ,
defended ,
divine ,
dramatic ,
ecclesiastical ,
eternal ,
eternally the same ,
everlasting ,
falsetto ,
glorious ,
godly ,
good ,
guarded ,
hallowed ,
heavenly ,
heroic ,
hieratic ,
highest ,
holy ,
hymnal ,
immortal ,
immune ,
immutable ,
ineffable ,
inenarrable ,
inexpressible ,
infinite ,
inviolable ,
inviolate ,
just ,
limitless ,
liturgical ,
loving ,
luminous ,
lyric ,
majestic ,
making ,
merciful ,
numinous ,
omnipotent ,
omnipresent ,
omniscient ,
one ,
operatic ,
permanent ,
perpetual ,
priestly ,
protected ,
psalmic ,
psalmodial ,
psalmodic ,
radiant ,
religious ,
revered ,
ritual ,
sacramental ,
sacrosanct ,
sainted ,
saintly ,
sanctified ,
shaping ,
shielded ,
singing ,
solemn ,
soprano ,
sovereign ,
spiritual ,
supreme ,
tenor ,
the holy ,
the ineffable ,
the inenarrable ,
the inexpressible ,
the numinous ,
the unspeakable ,
the unutterable ,
timeless ,
treble ,
ubiquitous ,
unbounded ,
unchanging ,
undefined ,
unlimited ,
unspeakable ,
untouchable ,
unutterable ,
venerable ,
venerated ,
vocal
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