sacred

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
 linh thiêng

Xem thêm: consecrated, sanctified, hallowed



sacred

Từ điển Collocation

sacred adj.

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.

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • concerned with religion or religious purposes

    sacred texts

    sacred rites

    sacred music

  • worthy of respect or dedication

    saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling

  • made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; consecrated, sanctified

    a consecrated chursh

    the sacred mosque

    sacred elephants

    sacred bread and wine

    sanctified wine

  • worthy of religious veneration; hallowed

    the sacred name of Jesus

    Jerusalem's hallowed soil

  • (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person

    a fund sacred to charity

    a morning hour sacred to study

    a private office sacred to the President

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: holy religious spiritual
ant.: profane