- (a.) Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
- (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service.
- (a.) Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
- (a.) Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
- (a.) Relating to religion or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
- (a.) Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse or the like; accursed; baleful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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