sacred
US: /ˈseɪkɹəd/, /ˈseɪkɹɪd/
UK: /sˈeɪkɹəd/
UK: /sˈeɪkɹəd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sacred /'seikrid/
- tính từ
- (thuộc) thánh; thần thánh, của thần
- sacred book: sách thánh
- sacred poetry: thánh thi
- sacred horse: ngựa thần
- sacred war: cuộc chiến tranh thần thánh
- thiêng liêng, bất khả xâm phạm
- a sacred duty: nhiệm vụ thiêng liêng
- the sacred right to self-determination: quyền tự quyết bất khả xâm phạm
- (thuộc) thánh; thần thánh, của thần
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 connected with God or a god; considered to be holy: a sacred image / shrine / temple + sacred music + Cows are sacred to Hindus.
2 very important and treated with great respect: Human life must always be sacred. + For journalists nothing is sacred (= they can write about anything). + Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time (= it can be changed).
sacredness noun [U]-see also SANCTITY
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 consecrated, dedicated, hallowed, holy, blessed, blest, sanctified, revered, divine, awe-inspiring, venerable, venerated, sainted, heaven-sent:
This is a most sacred Islamic site.
2 inviolable, inviolate, untouchable, protected, sacrosanct:
They held nothing sacred as they ransacked the temple.
3 religious, spiritual, ceremonial, church(ly), ecclesiastical, priestly, hieratic, ritual, solemn, sacramental, liturgical:
He continued to carry out his sacred duties despite the war.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be | become | remain | consider sth, deem sth, hold sth, regard sth as
Certain animals were regarded as sacred. the feeling that all life should be held sacred
ADV.
absolutely | almost
PREP.
to
The place was sacred to the Celts.
Concise English dictionary
'seɪkrɪd
adj.
+concerned with religion or religious purposes
+worthy of respect or dedication
+made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
+worthy of religious veneration
+(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
