sacred

B1 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈseɪkɹɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #3072

Meanings

1

adj
Connected with religion and treated with great respect.

The temple is a sacred place for pilgrims.
2

adj
So important that it must be respected and protected.

For her, family time was sacred and could not be interrupted.

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Synonyms

1 adj · connected with religion and... holy hallowed consecrated

Opposites

cursed damned

Word family

Derived forms nonsacredpseudosacredquasi-sacredsacredisesacredizesacredlysacrednesssecret-sacredsemisacredunsacred

Related forms sacralize

Etymology

From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed.

sacred Middle English

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# sacred

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈseɪkɹɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 3072

## Meanings
1. Connected with religion and treated with great respect.
2. So important that it must be respected and protected.

## Examples
- The temple is a sacred place for pilgrims.
- For her, family time was sacred and could not be interrupted.

## Antonyms
- cursed
- damned

## Derived Forms
- nonsacred
- pseudosacred
- quasi-sacred
- sacredise
- sacredize
- sacredly
- sacredness
- secret-sacred
- semisacred
- unsacred

## Related Forms
- sacralize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sacred

## Etymology
From Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed.

## AI Etymology
Sacred comes from Middle English sacred, isacred, past participle of sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), equivalent to sacre + -ed. Modern senses include connected with religion and treated with great respect. and so important that it must be respected and protected.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonsacred, pseudosacred, quasi-sacred, sacredise, sacredize, and sacredly and related forms such as sacralize.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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