English adjective: sacred | |||
| 1. | sacred concerned with religion or religious purposes | ||
| Samples | Sacred texts. Sacred rites. Sacred music. | ||
| Similar | divine, ineffable, inspirational, inviolable, inviolate, numinous, quasi-religious, religious, reverend, sacral, sacrosanct, spiritual, sublime, taboo, tabu, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable | ||
| See also | consecrate, consecrated, dedicated, heavenly, pious | ||
| Antonyms | profane, secular | ||
| 2. | sacred worthy of respect or dedication | ||
| Samples | Saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling. | ||
| Similar | worthy | ||
| Antonyms | unworthy | ||
| 3. | sacred made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | ||
| Samples | A consecrated church. The sacred mosque. Sacred elephants. Sacred bread and wine. Sanctified wine. | ||
| Synonyms | consecrated, sanctified | ||
| Similar | holy | ||
| Antonyms | unhallowed, unholy | ||
| 4. | sacred worthy of religious veneration | ||
| Samples | The sacred name of Jesus. Jerusalem's hallowed soil. | ||
| Synonyms | hallowed | ||
| Similar | holy | ||
| Antonyms | unhallowed, unholy | ||
| 5. | sacred (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person | ||
| Samples | A fund sacred to charity. A morning hour sacred to study. A private office sacred to the President. | ||
| Similar | dedicated | ||
| Antonyms | undedicated | ||