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sacredly
Variant of sacred
sacred
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sa·cred (sā′krid)
adjective
- consecrated to or belonging to the divinity or a deity; holy
- of or connected with religion or religious rites a sacred song
- regarded with the respect or reverence accorded holy things; venerated; hallowed
- set apart for, and dedicated to, some person, place, purpose, sentiment, etc. sacred to his memory
- secured as by a religious feeling or sense of justice against any defamation, violation, or intrusion; inviolate
Etymology: ME < pp. of sacren, to consecrate < OFr sacrer < L sacrare < sacer, holy < ? IE base *sak-, to sanctify, make a compact > ON sāttr, reconciled, Hittite šakliš, law, ritual
Related Forms:
- sacredly sa′·credly adverb
- sacredness sa′·cred·ness noun
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