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sa·cral (sā′krəl)

adjective

of or for religious rites or observances

Etymology: < L sacrum, neut. of sacer, sacred + -al

sacral2 definition

sa·cral (sā′krəl)

adjective

of, or in the region of, the sacrum

Etymology: ModL sacralis: see sacrum & -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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