American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sacred
IPA transcription: ['seɪkɹəd]
Pronunciation variants: ['seɪkɹəd]['seɪkɹɪd]
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Adjective
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concerned with religion or religious purposes
“sacred texts”
“sacred rites”
“sacred music”
Adjective
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made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
“a consecrated church”
“the sacred mosque”
“sacred elephants”
“sacred bread and wine”
“sanctified wine”
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worthy of respect or dedication
“saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling”
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worthy of religious veneration
“the sacred name of Jesus”
“Jerusalem's hallowed soil”
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(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
“a fund sacred to charity”
“a morning hour sacred to study”
“a private office sacred to the President”
Usage examples
- He gave the Burkhan Khaldun the status of a royal sacred mountain.
- In North Norway, cormorants are traditionally seen as semi-sacred.
- The sacred kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher.
- Johnson also performed sacred music at black churches in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
- Homer mentions "Dia"; literally the sacred island "of the Goddess".
- In this context, sacred text interpretation is understood as "praxis".
- The Adroanzi were nature gods of specific rivers, trees and other sacred wild areas.
- However, the garrison the Franks had left behind were massacred.
- In the late baroque oratorios increasingly became "sacred opera".
- In addition, sacred clowns serve an important role in shaping tribal codes.