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Definition of: sacred
(sā′krid) adjective
1. Set apart or dedicated to religious use; hallowed: a sacred edifice.
2. Pertaining or related to deity, religion, or hallowed places or things.
3. Consecrated by love or reverence; dedicated to a person or purpose.
4. Entitled to reverence or respect; not to be profaned; inviolable.
5. Rare Set apart for evil; accursed. See synonyms under HOLY. [Orig. pp. of obs. sacre consecrate <OF sacrer <L sacrare <sacer holy]
—sa′·cred·ly adverb
—sa′cred·ness noun
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