sacred

sa•cred

[[t]ˈseɪ krɪd[/t]] adj.

1) rel devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated

2) rel entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy

3) rel pertaining to or connected with religion

(opposed to secular or profane).

4) reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object; consecrated:

a morning hour sacred to study[/ex]

5) regarded with reverence:

the sacred memory of a dead hero[/ex]

6) secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right:

sacred oaths[/ex]

7) properly immune from violence, interference, etc.; inviolable

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Etymology: 1275–1325; ME, orig. ptp. of sacren to consecrate < L sacrāre, der. of sacer hallowed, sacred sa′cred•ly, adv. sa′cred•ness, n. syn: See holy