Sacred
Definition of sacred:
part of speech: noun
Sacredness.
part of speech: adjective
Pertaining to God; holy; inviolable.
part of speech: adjective
Set apart or dedicated, esp. to God: made holy: proceeding from God: religious: entitled to respect or veneration: inviolable.
part of speech: adjective
Set apart for religious uses; as, a sacred edifice; pertaining to religion; as, sacred literature; consecrated; holy; not to be treated irreverently; as, he held his mother's memory sacred.
part of speech: adverb
Sacredly.
Usage examples for sacred:
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The very last animal I should think of holding sacred
"Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas", W. Hastings Macaulay. -
I shall become mad in this sacred England.
"The Pretty Lady", Arnold E. Bennett. -
Is not a vow made ten times more sacred when the one for whom it was taken is gone?
"Don Orsino", F. Marion Crawford. -
If the sacred Miss Nevills could hear you now!
"Notwithstanding", Mary Cholmondeley.