sacred

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sa·cred | \ ˈsā-krəd

Definition of sacred

1a : dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity a tree sacred to the gods

b : devoted exclusively to one service or use (as of a person or purpose) a fund sacred to charity

2a : worthy of religious veneration : holy

b : entitled to reverence and respect

3 : of or relating to religion : not secular or profane sacred music

4 archaic : accursed

5a : unassailable, inviolable

b : highly valued and important a sacred responsibility

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The burial site is sacred ground. the sacred image of the Virgin Mary the sacred pursuit of liberty We have a sacred duty to find out the truth. Freedom is a sacred right. They'll make jokes about anything. Nothing is sacred to those guys. I can't believe they would do that. Is nothing sacred?

Recent Examples on the Web Seth Adelson, the rabbi at Beth Shalom synagogue who had visited the family at the hospital several times, recited a portion of Ecclesiastes — which is also sacred to the Druze — and a traditional Jewish prayer for Eihab’s soul. — Lynda Schuster, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 But for the love of all that is sacred, if GP tells you to put something where the sun doesn’t shine, log off. — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2021 The patient and provider relationship will always be sacred. — Rick Newell, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 Abbas spoke against a backdrop showing the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, a flashpoint holy site sacred to Muslims and Jews, and a series of maps of the region showing Israel's territorial expansion over several decades of war and conflict. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2021 Mushrooms were considered sacred in the mountainous region of the Sierra Mazatec in the northern part of the state of Oaxaca. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021 About 600 of the macaques live in the forest sanctuary, swinging from the tall nutmeg trees and leaping about the famous Pura Bukit Sari temple, and are considered sacred. — Firdia Lisnawati And Niniek Karmini, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021 About 600 of the macaques live in the forest sanctuary, swinging from the tall nutmeg trees and leaping about the famous Pura Bukit Sari temple, and are considered sacred. — Firdia Lisnawati And Niniek Karmini, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2021 The Israeli government has long forbidden Jews to pray on the Temple Mount, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims, yet Rabbi Yehudah Glick made little effort to hide his prayers. — New York Times, 24 Aug. 2021

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