sacred
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(a) concerned with religion or religious purposes
- sacred texts
- sacred rites
- sacred music
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(s) worthy of respect or dedication
- saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
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(s) made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
- a consecrated church
- the sacred mosque
- sacred elephants
- sacred bread and wine
- sanctified wine
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(s) worthy of religious veneration
- the sacred name of Jesus
- Jerusalem's hallowed soil
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(s) (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