sacer

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός)
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) devoted (to a divinity for sacrifice), fated (to destruction), forfeited, accursed
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) divine, celestial
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, poetic) execrable, detestable, horrible, infamous; criminal, impious, wicked, abominable, cursed

Concepts

holy

sacred

divine

accursed

elevated

execrable

hated

hateful

invidious

offensive

reviled

saintly

sublime

taboo

abhominable

abhorrent

abhorrible

abominable

detestable

devout

Synonyms

sanctus

sacratus

caelestis

dius

divus

abōminābilis

nefarius

odiosus

abominabilis

Translations

heilig

saint

sagrado

santo

sagrado

heilig

santo

sagrat

kutsal

sacraal

sant

sacro

άγιος

gewijd

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsa.kɛr]

Etymology

From Old Latin sacros, sakros, from Proto-Italic *sakros (“sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).