sacred

adjective

/ˈseɪkrɪd/

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connected with God or a god; considered to be holy
- a sacred image/shrine/temple
- sacred music
- Cows are sacred to Hindus.
Extra Examples
- The place was sacred to the Apaches.
- the feeling that all life should be held sacred
- a sacred image/grove
Topics Religion and festivalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- almost
preposition
- to
phrases
- sacred and profane
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very important and treated with great respect; that must not be changed or challenged synonym sacrosanct
- Human life must always be sacred.
- For journalists nothing is sacred (= they write about anything).
- Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time (= it can be changed).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- almost
preposition
- to
phrases
- sacred and profane
See full entry
More Like This Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/
Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/
- aged
- beloved
- crooked
- dogged
- learned
- naked
- ragged
- rugged
- sacred
- wicked

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

单词	sacred
释义	sacred adjective /ˈseɪkrɪd/ /ˈseɪkrɪd/ jump to other results connected with God or a god; considered to be holy a sacred image/shrine/temple sacred music Cows are sacred to Hindus. Extra Examples The place was sacred to the Apaches. the feeling that all life should be held sacred a sacred image/grove Topics Religion and festivalsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become remain … adverb absolutely almost preposition to phrases sacred and profane See full entry very important and treated with great respect; that must not be changed or challenged synonym sacrosanct Human life must always be sacred. For journalists nothing is sacred (= they write about anything). Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time (= it can be changed). Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become remain … adverb absolutely almost preposition to phrases sacred and profane See full entry More Like This Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/ aged beloved crooked dogged learned naked ragged rugged sacred wicked Word Originlate Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre ‘consecrate’, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- ‘holy’.
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