Meaning
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- Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
- Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular
- Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.
- Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
- Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
- Consecrated; dedicated; devoted
- Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
Synonyms
be holy
derived from
relegious
not to be killed
belonging to
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈseɪkɹɪd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed.
New
sacre
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Alternative form of saker (“type of cannon”)
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