Entry Word: sacred

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with <we took a sacred oath not to let anyone find our hideout>

Synonyms holy, inviolable, sacrosanct, unassailable, untouchable

Related Words inviolate, pure; privileged, protected, shielded; exempt, immune

Near Antonyms blasphemous, irreverent, profane

2 of, relating to, or being God <a sacred name that must not be uttered in vain> — see holy 3
3 of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion <a sacred chalice> — see religious 1
4 set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God <the sacred bones of a saint> — see holy 2