sacred, sacrosanct

sacred, sacrosanct
Sacred means (1) "dedicated to the worship of a deity"; (2) "declared holy"; (3) "dedicated to a single purpose, person, or use"; (4) "worthy of respect": "He took a sacred oath never to bear arms against anyone." "This is a monument sacred to the memory of a great person." "Everyone's right to life is sacred." "All great festival occasions of the church are sacred in their celebration." Sacrosanct means especially and particularly "sacred," "incorruptible and unassailable," "incapable of being violated": "The most sacrosanct part of the church is its sanctuary." "The constitutional rights of free speech, free press, and free assembly are considered sacrosanct by all American citizens."

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  • sacred — 1 *holy, divine, blessed, spiritual, religious Analogous words: dedicated, consecrated, hallowed (see DEVOTE): cherished, treasured, valued (see APPRECIATE) Antonyms: profane Contrasted words: secular, lay, temporal (see PROFANE) 2 Sacred,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sacrosanct — See sacred, sacrosanct …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • sacred — See sacred, sacrosanct …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • sacrosanct — c.1600, from L. sacrosanctus protected by religious sanction, from sacro, ablative of sacrum religious sanction (from neut. singular of sacer sacred ) + sanctus, pp. of sancire make sacred (see SACRED (Cf. sacred)). Earlier in partially… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sacrosanct — [sak′rō saŋkt΄] adj. [L sacrosanctus < sacer, SACRED + sanctus, holy: see SAINT] very sacred, holy, or inviolable sacrosanctity n …   English World dictionary

  • Sacrosanct — Sac ro*sanct, a. [L. sucrosanctus.] Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sacrosanct — I adjective anointed, awesome, blessed, ceremonial, consecrated, dedicated, devotional, divine, elevated, enshrined, godly, hallowed, heavenly, holy, ineffable, inviolable, inviolate, mystical, purified, religious, revered, reverend, sacramental …   Law dictionary

  • sacrosanct — inviolate, inviolable, *sacred Analogous words: respected, regarded, esteemed (see corresponding verbs under REGARD n): revered, venerated, reverenced (see REVERE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sacrosanct — [adj] sacred blessed, consecrated, divine, godly, hallowed, holy, pious, pure, religious, revered, sacramental, saintly, sanctified, spiritual, unprofane, venerated; concept 574 …   New thesaurus

  • sacrosanct — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. DERIVATIVES sacrosanctity noun. ORIGIN Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro by a sacred rite + sanctus holy …   English terms dictionary

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