adjective
concerned with religion or religious purposes
Examples
- sacred texts
- sacred rites
- sacred music
adjective
worthy of respect or dedication
Examples
- saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
adjective
made or declared or believed to be holy
Synonyms
Examples
- devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
- a consecrated church
- the sacred mosque
- sacred elephants
- sacred bread and wine
- sanctified wine
adjective
worthy of religious veneration
Synonyms
Examples
- the sacred name of Jesus
- Jerusalem's hallowed soil
adjective
(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
Examples
- a fund sacred to charity
- a morning hour sacred to study
- a private office sacred to the President