Sacred - Definition

adj 1: concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred
texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" [ant: profane,
secular]
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 church";
"the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and
wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: consecrated, sacred,
sanctified]
4: worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus";
"Jerusalem's hallowed soil" [syn: hallowed, sacred]
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"