Definition of Sacrid
Sa"cred (?), a. [Originally p. p. of OE.
sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare,
fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. Consecrate,
Execrate, Saint, Sexton.] 1.
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. 2. Relating to religion, or to the services of
religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history. Smit with the love of sacred song. Milton.3. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction;
possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or
veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable. Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal]
blood
Should nothing privilege him. Shak.Poet and saint to thee alone were given,
The two most sacred names of earth and heaven. Cowley.4. Hence, not to be profaned or violated;
inviolable. Secrets of marriage still are sacred
held. Dryden.5. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with
to. A temple, sacred to the queen of
love. Dryden.6. Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to
evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
[Archaic] But, to destruction sacred and
devote. Milton.Society of the Sacred Heart(R.C. Ch.),
a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and
approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members
of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female
education. -- Sacred baboon.
(Zoöl.)See Hamadryas. -- Sacred
bean(Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus
(Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant
resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See
Lotus. -- Sacred beetle(Zoöl.)See Scarab. -- Sacred
canon. See Canon, n., 3. -
- Sacred fish(Zoöl.), any one of
numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family
Mormyridæ. Several large species inhabit the Nile and
were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus. -- Sacred ibis.
See Ibis. -- Sacred monkey.
(Zoöl.)(a)Any Asiatic monkey of the
genus Semnopithecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos;
especially, the entellus. See Entellus.(b)The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas.
(c)The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. --
Sacred place(Civil Law), the place where
a deceased person is buried.Syn. -- Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated;
devoted; religious; venerable; reverend. -- Sa"cred*ly (#), adv. --
Sa"cred*ness, n. Sa"cred (?), a. [Originally p. p. of OE.
sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare,
fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. Consecrate,
Execrate, Saint, Sexton.] 1.
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. 2. Relating to religion, or to the services of
religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history. Smit with the love of sacred song. Milton.3. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction;
possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or
veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable. Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal]
blood
Should nothing privilege him. Shak.Poet and saint to thee alone were given,
The two most sacred names of earth and heaven. Cowley.4. Hence, not to be profaned or violated;
inviolable. Secrets of marriage still are sacred
held. Dryden.5. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with
to. A temple, sacred to the queen of
love. Dryden.6. Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to
evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
[Archaic] But, to destruction sacred and
devote. Milton.Society of the Sacred Heart(R.C. Ch.),
a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and
approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members
of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female
education. -- Sacred baboon.
(Zoöl.)See Hamadryas. -- Sacred
bean(Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus
(Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant
resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See
Lotus. -- Sacred beetle(Zoöl.)See Scarab. -- Sacred
canon. See Canon, n., 3. -
- Sacred fish(Zoöl.), any one of
numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family
Mormyridæ. Several large species inhabit the Nile and
were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus. -- Sacred ibis.
See Ibis. -- Sacred monkey.
(Zoöl.)(a)Any Asiatic monkey of the
genus Semnopithecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos;
especially, the entellus. See Entellus.(b)The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas.
(c)The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. --
Sacred place(Civil Law), the place where
a deceased person is buried.Syn. -- Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated;
devoted; religious; venerable; reverend. -- Sa"cred*ly (#), adv. --
Sa"cred*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine
character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama
of Thibet; the Moogum of M'bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the
Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt;
the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc.
All things are either sacred or profane.
The former to ecclesiasts bring gain;
The latter to the devil appertain.
Dumbo Omohundro
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- 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.
- Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
- Smit with the love of sacred song. Milton.
- Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
- Such neighbor nearness to our sacred blood Should nothing privilege him. Shakespeare
- Poet and saint to thee alone were given, The two most sacred names of earth and heaven. Cowley.
- Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
- Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. Dryden.
- Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
- A temple, sacred to the queen of love. Dryden.
- Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
- But, to destruction sacred and devote. Milton.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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