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as in holy
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
the sacred trust that exists between elected officials and the electorate
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as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
a sacred name that must not be uttered in vain
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as in religious
of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion
a sacred chalice
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as in venerated
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
the sacred bones of a saint
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as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
the alumni procession at graduation is one of the college's most sacred traditions, dating back over a hundred years
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Recent Examples of sacred
Skinny Pedro had conquered for each man in the camp the sacred right to choose how to confront his own death.
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In signing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the cause of American national sovereignty.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The city is a vessel for the sacred and the profane, something born under a canvas tent where Sweet Daddy Grace’s shout bands made hymns swing toward jazz.
—Donovan X. Ramsey, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Five Torahs — the sacred scrolls with the text of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible — located inside the sanctuary were being assessed for smoke damage.
—Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In signing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the cause of American national sovereignty.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The city is a vessel for the sacred and the profane, something born under a canvas tent where Sweet Daddy Grace’s shout bands made hymns swing toward jazz.
—Donovan X. Ramsey, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Five Torahs — the sacred scrolls with the text of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible — located inside the sanctuary were being assessed for smoke damage.
—Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacred
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Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, the holiest in Shiite Islam, making the protests there carry heavy significance for the country's theocracy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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An administrative office and library were charred by the flames, according to multiple reports, and several Torahs, Jewish holy texts rolled into large scrolls, were ruined or damaged.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The shoes come in a ton of hues, including the above silver, plus a divine cherry red and ballet-slipper-pink mesh.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Their journey and gifts thus represent the homage of all nations and races to the divine revelation in Bethlehem, uniting in a single act of recognition of Jesus as King (gold), God (frankincense), and Savior (myrrh).—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Last year’s version, which withered on the Senate’s calendar, also included religious organizations.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Researchers also reported a large building that may have served as a public religious or civic structure (often described as a candidate for a mosque/madrasa/bathhouse).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Gerlach has been charged with 26 counts of burglary and criminal trespassing, in addition to abuse of a corpse and desecration and theft or sale of venerated objects.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gwynne died in Manhattan in 1948, probably never knowing his cocktail would go on to become a venerated classic.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
15 Nov. 2025
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It will be replaced by an episode of the venerable crime drama that had been slated for the following Thursday, January 22.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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The best original score category has a long and venerable history at the Globes.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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This is a heavenly take on hot chocolate, using dark chocolate and whipping cream.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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As if that weren’t enough, the heavenly scent really solidifies its place as one of the best.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2025
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Aloka was found by Bhikkhu Pannakara, vice president of the center and spiritual leader of the walk, during a peace walk in India, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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When the music dissolves into an ethereal, ambient soundscape and a psychedelic, spiritual journey, that’s where finding the right amount of energy, aggression, violence, and grief, to support the story and to explain things that the dialog couldn’t, was the most challenging part.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Grace was an acolyte at Lord's Chapel, wise in the ways of liturgical response.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Since his election earlier this year, the Pope himself has worn several statement-making liturgical looks, returning to a more traditional, flamboyant, and opulent style following the late Pope Francis’s more austere choices.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Sacred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacred. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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