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:

• 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.