Main entry: sacred
Definition: (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
Usage: a fund sacred to charity; a morning hour sacred to study; a private office sacred to the President
Main entry: sacred, sanctified, consecrated
Definition: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
Usage: a consecrated church; the sacred mosque; sacred elephants; sacred bread and wine; sanctified wine
Definition: worthy of religious veneration
Usage: the sacred name of Jesus; Jerusalem's hallowed soil
Main entry: sacred
Definition: concerned with religion or religious purposes
Usage: sacred texts; sacred rites; sacred music
Main entry: sacred
Definition: worthy of respect or dedication
Usage: saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling