Synonyms for sacred

Synonyms for (adj) sacred

Synonyms: 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

Similar words: dedicated

Definition: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

Usage: a dedicated dancer; dedicated teachers; dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal- A.Lincoln


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: holy

Definition: belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power


Synonyms: sacred, hallowed

Definition: worthy of religious veneration

Usage: the sacred name of Jesus; Jerusalem's hallowed soil

Similar words: holy

Definition: belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power


Synonyms: sacred

Definition: concerned with religion or religious purposes

Usage: sacred texts; sacred rites; sacred music

Similar words: divine

Definition: devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity

Usage: divine worship; divine liturgy


Similar words: unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable

Definition: too sacred to be uttered

Usage: the ineffable name of the Deity


Similar words: inspirational

Definition: imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul


Similar words: sacrosanct, inviolable, inviolate

Definition: must be kept sacred


Similar words: numinous

Definition: evincing the presence of a deity

Usage: a numinous wood; the most numinous moment in the Mass


Similar words: quasi-religious

Definition: resembling something that is religious


Similar words: religious, spiritual

Definition: concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

Usage: religious texts; a member of a religious order; lords temporal and spiritual; spiritual leaders; spiritual songs


Similar words: sublime, reverend

Definition: worthy of adoration or reverence


Similar words: sacral

Definition: of or relating to sacred rites

Usage: sacral laws


Similar words: taboo, tabu

Definition: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands


Synonyms: sacred

Definition: worthy of respect or dedication

Usage: saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling

Similar words: worthy

Definition: having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable

Usage: a worthy fellow; a worthy cause


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