sacred
/ˈseɪkɹəd/SAY-kruhd
/ˈseɪkɹəd/SAY-kruhd
Meaningmade holy
Common meaning: holy
Other meanings: dedicated to a god
- sacrholy, set apart for a godLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1610 · scan
- edpast-participle ending
Journey through time
- Latinsacer, sacra, sacrum‘holy, set apart for a god’
- Old Frenchsacrersource
- Middle Englishsacrensource
- Englishsacred‘holy’ · today
sacr also in: sacramentsacrificeconsecrate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin sacer ‘holy, set apart for a god’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sacer, p. 1610 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sacer, sacra, sacrum Latin “holy, set apart for a god”
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