sacred

Definitions


[ˈseɪkrɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration
(e.g: sacred rites)


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Origin:
late Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre ‘consecrate’, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- ‘holy’




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