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Sacred

adjective

Concerned with religion or religious purposes. "Sacred rites" , "Sacred music" Antonym: profane.

Worthy of respect or dedication.

Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use. Synonyms: consecrated, sanctified. "The sacred mosque" , "Sacred elephants" , "Sacred bread and wine" , "Sanctified wine"

Worthy of religious veneration. Synonym: hallowed. "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

(often followed by 'to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person. "A morning hour sacred to study" , "A private office sacred to the President"

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"Sacred" Quotes from Famous Books

... in by this way, sir,' said the hunchback, coming to the window of the carriage. 'All Rome is here, from the Sacred College and the Queen of Sweden to the poorest notary's clerk, and it would take an hour to make your way through the crowd. Below the tabernacle the church is nearly half full of ...

— Stradella • F(rancis) Marion Crawford

... for these last moments moving about under her eyes; but at this, as to check any show of impatience, he again stood still. "You've never been more sacred to me than you were at that hour—unless perhaps you've become so at ...

— The Golden Bowl • Henry James

... the woman I love and have no right to love; to the woman whose honor I have held sacred for six years; to the woman I must never ...

— The Devil - A Tragedy of the Heart and Conscience • Joseph O'Brien

... disordered heap of female apparel, intermingled with the tiny garments which mothers store away—small socks and bonnets tied with pink and blue. The ruthless hand of man had ransacked each drawer and crevice, and all that calls forth the sacred care of women lay tossed and tumbled in the dirt of floor and passage. To those who had time to think, a sad, heart-rending sight, pitiful evidence of the degrading influence of war. During the first year ...

— On the Heels of De Wet • The Intelligence Officer

... aside your insults to which as a clergyman it is my duty to turn the other cheek," replied Mr. Knight, with a furious gasp. "As to the rest I am trying to get at the pure and sacred truth." ...

— Love Eternal • H. Rider Haggard

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