| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sa·cred |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s  kr d |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Dedicated to or set apart for the worship of a deity. 2. Worthy of religious veneration: the sacred teachings of the Buddha. 3. Made or declared holy: sacred bread and wine. 4. Dedicated or devoted exclusively to a single use, purpose, or person: sacred to the memory of her sister; a private office sacred to the President. 5. Worthy of respect; venerable. 6. Of or relating to religious objects, rites, or practices. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, past participle of sacren, to consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrre, from sacer, sacr-, sacred. See sak- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | sacred·ly —ADVERB
sacred·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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