- connected with God or a god; considered to be holy
- a sacred image/shrine/temple
- sacred music
- Cows are sacred to Hindus.
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1- The place was sacred to the Apaches.
- the feeling that all life should be held sacred
- a sacred image/grove
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- absolutely
- almost
- to
- 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 Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- absolutely
- almost
- to
- sacred and profane
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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