sacrum

Noun

1. (declension-2, neuter) A holy or sacred object, e.g. statue, image, emblem, vessel, utensil.
2. (declension-2, neuter) A holy or sacred place, e.g. sanctuary, shrine, temple.
3. (declension-2, neuter) A religious act or observance, e.g. a sacrifice, festival, rite.
4. (declension-2, neuter) Divine worship or religion.
5. (declension-2, neuter) The private religious rites of a family.
6. (declension-2, neuter, plural) Poems (as sacred to the muse).
7. (declension-2, neuter, plural, post-Augustan) Secrets, mysteries.

Adj

1. (accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative) inflection of sacer:
2. (accusative, form-of, masculine, singular) inflection of sacer:

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsa.krũː]

Etymology

From sacer (“sacred, holy”).

Concepts

holy object

sacred object

holy

sanctuary

shrine

temple

Synonyms

delubrum

templum

sacrarium

aedicula

sacellum

aedis

Translations

مُصَلَّى

ضَريحٌ

مزار مقدس

santuari

Heiligengrab

Heiligtum

Sanktuar

Wallfahrtskirche

Heiligenschrein

écrin

refuge

sanctuaire

châsse

lieu de pèlerinage

lieu saint