sacred

/'seikrid/

Thân thiện

A monk carefully copies a sacred text in a quiet room.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Connected with religion or worship; holy: Describes something that is dedicated to a deity or religious purpose, and is therefore considered holy and worthy of veneration.
   • Regarded with great respect and reverence; inviolable: Describes something that is considered so important, special, or fundamental that it must be treated with the utmost respect and must not be harmed or changed.

Examples of Usage

• Connected with religion:
  • The temple is a sacred place for worship.
  • They performed the sacred rituals at dawn.
  • The book contains sacred texts.
• Regarded with great respect:
  • For many, family is a sacred bond.
  • He considered his promise a sacred vow.
  • The right to vote is a sacred trust in a democracy.

Advanced Usage

• "sacred to": Dedicated or devoted exclusively to a particular person, purpose, or deity.
  • This shrine is sacred to the goddess of wisdom.
  • He kept a time each morning sacred to meditation.
• "hold something sacred": To regard something as being of the utmost importance and inviolable.
  • They hold the memory of their ancestors sacred.
• "sacred cow" (Idiom): An idea, custom, or institution that is considered above criticism or challenge.
  • The old policy had become a sacred cow that no one dared to question.

Variants and Related Words

• Sacredness (noun): The quality of being sacred.
  • The sacredness of the site was recognized by all.
• Consecrate (verb): To make or declare something sacred.
• Hallowed (adjective): Honored as holy; sacred.
  • They walked on hallowed ground.

Synonyms

• Holy: Dedicated to a religious purpose.
• Divine: Of, from, or like a god.
• Inviolable: Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored.
• Revered: Regarded with deep respect and admiration.

Antonyms

• Profane: Not connected with religion or religious purposes; secular.
• Secular: Not subject to or bound by religious rule; not relating to religion.
• Blasphemous: Showing disrespect or contempt for God or sacred things.

Related Idioms

• Sacred cow: (As defined above in Advanced Usage).
• Sacred trust: A responsibility that one is morally or ethically bound to uphold with great care.
  • Educating the young is a sacred trust for society.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (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
2. worthy of religious veneration
   • the sacred name of Jesus
   • Jerusalem's hallowed soil
3. 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
4. worthy of respect or dedication
   • saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
5. concerned with religion or religious purposes
   • sacred texts
   • sacred rites
   • sacred music

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hallowed
• consecrated
• sanctified