| 单词 | sacred |
| 释义 | sacred (once / 107 pages) adj Something sacred is holy, devoted to a religious ceremony, or simply worthy of awe and respect. Jerusalem is a sacred place for many religions, just as Fenway is a sacred place for Red Sox fans. Sacred is an adjective used to describe a person or thing worthy of worship or declared holy. It usually appears in a religious context, but an object or place set aside for a particular purpose can also be sacred. Sacred spaces and items are intended to be treated with care and respect — even if it's just your shrine to Brad Pitt. WORD FAMILYsacred: sacreder, sacredest, sacredly, sacredness+/sacredness: sacrednesses USAGE EXAMPLESSHILOH, West Bank — Through eight years of escalating criticism from the world’s most powerful leader, Israeli construction in these sacred, militarily occupied hills never stopped. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Partners for Sacred Places hosted the event and created the report through a grant secured by the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) To be a Ranger is to sense the sacred trust of upholding all that such a name means in this shrine of football. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use the sacred mosque sacred elephants sacred bread and wine Syn consecrated, sanctified holy belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power 2adj worthy of religious veneration the sacred name of Jesus Syn hallowed holy belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power 3adj concerned with religion or religious purposes sacred texts sacred rites sacred music Syn|Ant consecrate, consecrated, dedicated solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose heavenlyof or belonging to heaven or god pioushaving or showing or expressing reverence for a deity divinedevoted to or in the service or worship of a deity ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterabletoo sacred to be uttered inspirationalimparting a divine influence on the mind and soul inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanctmust be kept sacred numinousevincing the presence of a deity quasi-religiousresembling something that is religious religious, spiritualconcerned with sacred matters or religion or the church reverend, sublimeworthy of adoration or reverence sacralof or relating to sacred rites taboo, tabuforbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands profane, secular not concerned with or devoted to religion earthlyof or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven impiouslacking piety or reverence for a god laic, lay, secularcharacteristic of those who are not members of the clergy profanatoryprofaning or tending to desecrate secular, temporal, worldlycharacteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 4adj worthy of respect or dedication saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling Syn worthy having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable 5adj (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person a fund sacred to charity a morning hour sacred to study a private office sacred to the President Syn dedicated devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose |
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