
[Middle English, past participle of sacren, to consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrāre, from sacer, sacr-, sacred.]
sacredly sa'cred·ly adv.
adjective
Definition: holy, blessed
Antonyms: cursed, irreligious, lay, profane, secular, ungodly, unholy, unsacred
adj
Definition: protected
Antonyms: cursed, open, unconsecrated, unprotected, vulnerable
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.
An object or structure that prompts or inspires attitudes of awe or reverence among believers in a given set of religious ideas.
adj.
Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the Moogum of M'bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt; the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc.
All things are either sacred or profane.
The former to ecclesiasts bring gain;
The latter to the devil appertain.
Dumbo Omohundro
We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility.
— Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity.
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A church, temple, synagogue, or any place considered sacred may indicate a renewing of what the dreamer considers to be important or venerable.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hellig, ukrænkelig, religiøs, indviet, åndelig, sakral
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Nederlands (Dutch)
heilig, gewijd, plechtig
Français (French)
adj. - sacré
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - heilig, geistlich
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ιερός, καθαγιασμένος, εκκλησιαστικός, θρησκευτικός
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sagrado (m)
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Русский (Russian)
священный, святой, нерушимый, посвященный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - sagrado, sacro, religioso, consagrado
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - helgad, helig, invigd, förbehållen, religiös, andlig, kyrklig, kyrko-, sakral, högtidlig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
神的, 宗教的, 不可侵犯的, 神圣的, 庄严的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 神的, 宗教的, 不可侵犯的, 神聖的, 莊嚴的
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 종교적인, 거룩한, 신성시 되는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神聖な, 宗教的な, ささげられた, 記念する, 厳粛な
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مكرس, لعبادة الالهه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קדוש ומקודש, דתי, מוקדש ל-, רציני, חגיגי, מכילים את הדוקטרינות או העקרונות של הדת (כתבים)
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