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sacred

  • adjective
  • /ˈseɪkɹɪd/

Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

Example

“a sacred place”

Other meanings

  1. Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular

  2. Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.

Word history

From Middle English "sacred".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sacred” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.