Antonyms for SACRED
ˈseɪ krɪdsa·cred

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1. sacred

   Sacred is applied to that which is to be regarded as inviolable on any account, and so is not restricted to divine things; therefore in its lower applications it is less than holy. That which is sacred may be made so by institution, decree, or association; that which is holy is so by its own nature, possessing intrinsic moral purity, and, in the highest sense, absolute moral perfection. God is holy; his commands are sacred. Holy may be applied also to that which is hallowed; as, "the place whereon thou standest is holy ground," Ex. iii, 5. In such use holy is more than sacred, as if the very qualities of a spiritual or divine presence were imparted to the place or object. Divine has been used with great looseness, as applying to anything eminent or admirable, in the line either of goodness or of mere power, as to eloquence, music, etc., but there is a commendable tendency to restrict the word to its higher sense, as designating that which belongs to or is worthy of the Divine Being. Compare PERFECT; PURE.

   Antonyms:
   abominable, common, cursed, impure, polluted, secular, unconsecrated, unhallowed, unholy, unsanctified, wicked, worldly

   Synonyms:
   blessed, consecrated, devoted, divine, hallowed, holy, saintly, set apart

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1. sacred

   Antonyms:
   unholy, common, profane, unconsecrated

   Synonyms:
   holy, divine, hallowed, consecrated, religious, inviolable

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1. sacredadjective

   concerned with religion or religious purposes

   "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

   Antonyms:
   laic, lay, unworthy, secular, undedicated, unhallowed, unholy, profane, profanatory

   Synonyms:
   consecrated, hallowed, sanctified

2. sacredadjective

   worthy of respect or dedication

   "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"

   Antonyms:
   profanatory, unhallowed, secular, laic, unholy, undedicated, unworthy, profane, lay

   Synonyms:
   consecrated, hallowed, sanctified

3. consecrated, sacred, sanctifiedadjective

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

   "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"

   Antonyms:
   lay, unholy, undedicated, profanatory, secular, unhallowed, unworthy, laic, profane

   Synonyms:
   consecrated, sanctified, hallowed, dedicated, consecrate, sacred

4. hallowed, sacredadjective

   worthy of religious veneration

   "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

   Antonyms:
   undedicated, unholy, profanatory, secular, laic, unhallowed, lay, profane, unworthy

   Synonyms:
   consecrated, sanctified, hallowed, sacred

5. sacredadjective

   (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"

   Antonyms:
   unholy, laic, undedicated, secular, profane, unworthy, lay, profanatory, unhallowed

   Synonyms:
   consecrated, hallowed, sanctified

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1. sacredadjective

   Synonyms:
   consecrated, hallowed, venerable, sainted, religious, inviolable

How to use SACRED in a sentence?

1. Martha Graham:

   The body is a sacred garment.

2. Orrin Hatch:

   This is a high and holy calling. It is not something to take lightly. It is a sacred trust in which pettiness or grandstanding should have no part, in some respects, the Senate today is but a mere shadow of its former self, another casualty of the permanent political campaign.

3. Randolph Hollerith:

   They were a barrier to our mission, and an impediment to worship in this place, and they had no place being in sacred space.

4. Ahmed Hamid:

   Our family is very proud of my fallen cousin who sacrificed his life in order to protect Shiite sacred shrines.

5. Jamaal Weathersby:

   I think that now the way that people think about church in general whether it is the mosque, synagogue or what have you, its not sacred anymore.

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