English

Etymology
Participle adjective of sacre.

Pronunciation 1
IPA|/'seɪkrɪd/
audio|en-us-sacred.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

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.
2. Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.

#:Smit with the love of sacred song. -Milton.

1. 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. Shak.
#:Poet and saint to thee alone were given, The two most sacred names of earth and heaven. -Cowley.

1. Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

#:Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. -:w:John Dryden|Dryden.

1. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.

#:A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -:w:John Dryden|Dryden.

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

#:But, to destruction sacred and devote. -:w:John Milton|Milton.

Translations
trans-top|holy
Bosnian: sveto
Czech: svatý m, posvátný m
Interlingua: sacrate
Norwegian: hellig
trans-mid
Portuguese: sagrado
Romanian: sacru
Russian: �в��енн�й
Serbian:
:*Cyrillic: �ве�о
:*Latin: sveto
Spanish: sagrado
trans-bottom

Pronunciation 2
IPA|/'seɪk�d/
rfap

Verb
sacred

1. obsolete past of|sacre

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