sacred

  • (a) concerned with religion or religious purposes
    • sacred texts
    • sacred rites
    • sacred music
  • (s) worthy of respect or dedication
    • saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
  • (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
    sanctified, consecrated,
  • (s) worthy of religious veneration
    • the sacred name of Jesus
    • Jerusalem's hallowed soil
    hallowed,
  • (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

Synonyms

sanctified consecrated hallowed

Antonyms

profane secular

See also

consecrate consecrated dedicated heavenly pious

Words of close approximity

sacral sacrum
Sacred College sacred cow sacred fig sacred ibis sacred lotus sacredly sacred mushroom sacredness sacred scripture sacred text Sacred Trinity sacred writing