sacred

Meanings

Adjective

• 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.

Verb

• Past of sacre

Related

Similar words

• divine
• godly
• holy

Opposite words

• cursed
• damned
• profane
• unholy
• ungodly

Origin

• From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren, from Old French sacrer ("to consecrate, anoint, dedicate"), from Latin sacrāre, present active infinitive of sacrō, from sacer, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós ("sacred"), from *seh₂k-.