krɪd adjective
1.
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
2.
entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.
3.
4.
reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object: a morning hour sacred to study.
5.
regarded with reverence: the sacred memory of a dead hero.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English, orig. past participle of sacren to consecrate < Latin sacrāre to devote, derivative of sacer holy; see -ed2
1275–1325; Middle English, orig. past participle of sacren to consecrate < Latin sacrāre to devote, derivative of sacer holy; see -ed2
Related forms
sa·cred·ly, adverb
sa·cred·ness, noun
non·sa·cred, adjective
non·sa·cred·ly, adverb
non·sa·cred·ness, noun
pseu·do·sa·cred, adjective
sem·i·sa·cred, adjective
su·per·sa·cred, adjective
un·sa·cred, adjective
un·sa·cred·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. venerable, divine. See holy. 4. consecrated. 5. revered. 6. sacrosanct. 7. inviolate, inviolable.
2. venerable, divine. See holy. 4. consecrated. 5. revered. 6. sacrosanct. 7. inviolate, inviolable.
Antonyms
2. blasphemous.
2. blasphemous.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | exclusively devoted to a deity or to some religious ceremony or use; holy; consecrated |
| 2. | worthy of or regarded with reverence, awe, or respect |
| 3. | protected by superstition or piety from irreligious actions |
| 4. | connected with or intended for religious use: sacred music |
| 5. | dedicated to; in honour of |
| [C14: from Latin sacrāre to set apart as holy, from sacer holy] | |
| 'sacredly | |
| —adv | |
| 'sacredness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sacred
c.1300, from pp. of obsolete verb sacren "to make holy" (early 13c.), from O.Fr. sacrer (12c.), from L. sacrare "to make sacred, consecrate," from sacer (gen. sacri) "sacred, dedicated, holy, accursed," from O.L. saceres, which Tucker connects to base *saq- "bind, restrict, enclose, protect," explaining
that "words for both 'oath' & 'curse' are regularly words of 'binding.' " But Buck merely groups it with Oscan sakrim, Umbrian sacra and calls it "a distinctive Italic group, without any clear outside connections." Nasalized form is sancire "make sacred, confirm, ratify, ordain." Sacred cow "object of Hindu veneration," is from 1891; figurative sense is first recorded 1910, from Western views of Hinduism.
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Slang Dictionary
sacred
adj. Reserved for the exclusive use of something (an extension of the standard meaning). Often means that anyone may look at the sacred object, but clobbering it will screw whatever it is sacred to. The comment "Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler" appearing in a program would be interpreted by a hacker to mean that if any _other_ part of the program changes the contents of register 7, dire consequences are likely to ensue.
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Computing Dictionary
sacred definition
jargonReserved for exclusive use by something. The term might mean only writable by whatever it is sacred to.
For example, "Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler" would mean that if any other code changed the contents of register 7, dire consequences would ensue.
[Jargon File]
(2002-12-30)
Encyclopedia Britannica
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sacred
the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence and to have a transformative effect on their lives and destinies. Other terms, such as holy, divine, transcendent, ultimate being (or reality), mystery, and perfection (or purity) have been used for this domain. "Sacred" is also an important technical term in the scholarly study and interpretation of religions
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