sacred
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
concerned with religion or religious purposes
sacred texts
Related & opposite
- consecrate also see
- heavenly also see
- pious also see
- profane antonym
- sacredness derivation
- divine similar to
- unutterable similar to
- inspirational similar to
- sacrosanct similar to
- numinous similar to
- quasi-religious similar to
- spiritual similar to
- reverend similar to
- sacral similar to
- tabu similar to
Sense 2 adjective
worthy of respect or dedication
saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
Related & opposite
- sacredness derivation
- worthy similar to
Sense 3 adjective
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
a consecrated church
Related & opposite
- sacredness derivation
- holy similar to
Sense 4 adjective
worthy of religious veneration
the sacred name of Jesus
Related & opposite
- sacredness derivation
- holy similar to
Sense 5 adjective
(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
a fund sacred to charity
Related & opposite
- sacredness derivation
- dedicated similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | consecrate |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | heavenly |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | pious |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | profane |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacredness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | divine |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unutterable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | inspirational |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sacrosanct |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | numinous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | quasi-religious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spiritual |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | reverend |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sacral |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | tabu |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacredness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | worthy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacredness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | holy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacredness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | holy |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacredness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | dedicated |