Sacred — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concerned with religion or religious purposes

worthy of respect or dedication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪkɹɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪkɹɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪkɹɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪkɹɪd/.

Examples

sacred texts
sacred rites
sacred music

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sanctified hallowed consecrated

Antonyms

profane

Parts of Speech

adjective	concerned with religion or religious purposes “sacred texts”
adjective	worthy of respect or dedication “saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling”
adjective	made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use “a consecrated church”
adjective	worthy of religious veneration “the sacred name of Jesus”
adjective	(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person “a fund sacred to charity”

Word Forms

sacredness

noun

the quality of being sacred

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heilig

sich mit Religion oder religiösen Zwecken befassen

🇫🇷French

sacré

concerné par la religion ou à des fins religieuses

🇪🇸Spanish

sagrado

relacionado con la religión o propósitos religiosos

🇮🇹Italian

sacro

interessato alla religione o a scopi religiosi

🇳🇱Dutch

heilig

bezig met religie of religieuze doeleinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

sagrado

preocupado com religião ou propósitos religiosos

🇷🇺Russian

священный

связанные с религией или религиозными целями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पवित्र

धर्म या धार्मिक उद्देश्यों से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

পবিত্র

ধর্ম বা ধর্মীয় উদ্দেশ্যের সাথে সংশ্লিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

புனிதமானது

மதம் அல்லது மத நோக்கங்களுடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

పవిత్రమైనది

మతం లేదా మతపరమైన ప్రయోజనాలకు సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

पवित्र

धर्म किंवा धार्मिक हेतूंशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

પવિત્ર

ધર્મ અથવા ધાર્મિક હેતુઓ સાથે સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪವಿತ್ರ

ಧರ್ಮ ಅಥವಾ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പവിത്രമായ

മതം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മതപരമായ ഉദ്ദേശ്യങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਵਿੱਤਰ

ਧਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقدس

مذہب یا مذہبی مقاصد سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神圣

与宗教或宗教目的有关

🇯🇵Japanese

神聖

宗教または宗教的目的に関するもの

🇰🇷Korean

신성한

종교나 종교적 목적과 관련된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiêng liêng

liên quan đến tôn giáo hoặc mục đích tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับศาสนาหรือวัตถุประสงค์ทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

suci

berkaitan dengan agama atau tujuan keagamaan

🇵🇭Filipino

sagrado

nababahala sa relihiyon o mga layuning panrelihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

suci

mementingkan agama atau tujuan keagamaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقدس

المعنية بالدين أو الأغراض الدينية

🇮🇷Persian

مقدس

مربوط به دین یا اهداف مذهبی است

🇹🇷Turkish

kutsal

din veya dini amaçlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָדוֹשׁ

עוסק בדת או מטרות דתיות

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