首页英语词典sacredsacred英英释意

sacred

英['seɪkrɪd] 美['sekrɪd]
  • adj. 神的;神圣的;宗教的;庄严的

英英释意


1. concerned with religion or religious purposes;
"sacred texts"
"sacred rites"
"sacred music"
2. worthy of respect or dedication;
"saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
3. 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"
4. worthy of religious veneration;
"the sacred name of Jesus"
"Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
5. (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"