sacred

sacred is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service.
2. adjective. Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
3. adjective. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
4. adjective. Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
5. adjective. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
6. adjective. Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
7. adjective. (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"

8. adjective. made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

   "a consecrated church"

   "the sacred mosque"

   Synonyms: consecrated, sanctified

9. adjective. worthy of religious veneration

   "the sacred name of Jesus"

   "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

   Synonyms: hallowed

10. adjective. concerned with religion or religious purposes

    "sacred texts"

    "sacred rites"

11. adjective. worthy of respect or dedication

    "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"

Synonyms

consecrated, sanctified, hallowed

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sacred:

cadres, cedars, scared

Common word forms

sacre, sacreder, sacredly, sacredest, sacredness

Words from these letters

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