Definitions for sacredˈseɪ krɪd

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word sacred

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sacred(adj)

    concerned with religion or religious purposes

    "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

  2. sacred(adj)

    worthy of respect or dedication

    "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"

  3. consecrated, sacred, sanctified(adj)


    "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"

  4. hallowed, sacred(adj)

    worthy of religious veneration

    "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

  5. sacred(adj)

    (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"

Webster Dictionary

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  4. Sacred(adj)

    hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable

  5. Sacred(adj)

    consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to

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The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. sacred

    Reserved for the exclusive use of something (an extension of the standard meaning). Often means that anyone may look at the sacred object, but clobbering it will screw whatever it is sacred to. The comment “Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler” appearing in a program would be interpreted by a hacker to mean that if any other part of the program changes the contents of register 7, dire consequences are likely to ensue.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sacred' in Adjectives Frequency: #859

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