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Adjective sacred has 5 senses
- sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
Antonyms: profane, laic, lay, secular, profanatory, secularized, secularised, temporal, worldly
- sacred - worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
Antonym: unworthy (indirect, via worthy)
- consecrated, sacred, sanctified - made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
Antonyms: unholy, unhallowed (indirect, via holy)
- hallowed, sacred - worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
Antonyms: unholy, unhallowed (indirect, via holy)
- sacred - (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"
Antonym: undedicated (indirect, via dedicated)
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