as in sacred
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
sacral laws that have been passed down for generations
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Recent Examples of sacral
The score varies from sacral pieces to energetic compositions, evoking tension and sensitivity.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
The Spa The pink and white Astor Salon & Spa offers facials, massages, body treatments, reflexology, reiki, and cranial sacral therapy sessions.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
Cooper Jones has sacral agenesis, a congenital condition that affects the lower spine.
—Longreads, 3 May 2024
People with paraplegia can control their bladder through sacral nerve stimulation, facilitating communication between the bladder and brain.
—Caroline Barlott, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2015
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
The Spa The pink and white Astor Salon & Spa offers facials, massages, body treatments, reflexology, reiki, and cranial sacral therapy sessions.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
Cooper Jones has sacral agenesis, a congenital condition that affects the lower spine.
—Longreads, 3 May 2024
People with paraplegia can control their bladder through sacral nerve stimulation, facilitating communication between the bladder and brain.
—Caroline Barlott, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacral
Adjective
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Today, the irreplaceable has become vulnerable The ice storm that crippled northern Michigan at the end of March served as a stark warning of how irreplaceable pieces of history and sacred spaces can be lost in an instant.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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And then the signers pledge their fortunes, their lives and their sacred honor to it.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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Regardless of region, a memorable melody remains the holy grail.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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At a small crossroads in southern France, in the 13th century, Dominic de Guzman, a holy man, recognized the necessity for sanctuary for women who rejected heresy and were in danger, according to the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
2 July 2025
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Today few Christian churches embrace this practice as a regular part of worship, however in Austin, Wesley United Methodist Church, offers an active liturgical dance ministry.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Lent is the 46-day liturgical season that precedes the holiday of Easter, which commemorates the life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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At the end of the day students from a religious order went back to the houses of their communities where professors from the order also lived and dined and prayed with them.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian spiked the part of the proposal that would exempt religious institutions from the tax, which, Fansmith says, was part of an effort to exempt the very conservative Hillsdale College from the endowment tax.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Sacral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacral. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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