sacrum
sacrum
Definition
sa·crum (sā′krəm, sak′rəm)
noun pl. -·cra-krə, -rə or -·crums
a thick, triangular bone situated near the lower end of the spinal column, where it joins both innominate bones to form the dorsal part of the pelvis: it is formed in humans of five fused vertebrae
Etymology: ModL < LL (os) sacrum, lit., sacred (bone), transl. of Gr hieron osteon < hieron, sacred, ? last (< hieros: see hiero-) + osteon: see ossify
sacrum
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- form: To strengthen the sacral vertebrae, they are fused together to form the sacrum.
- declare: The Knock congregation began with the Parliamentary Church built at Knock in 1829, with the charge being declared quoad sacra in 1833.
- call: Sacral vertebrae are the bones of the spine in this region, which are fused together to form a bone called the sacrum.
- reconstruct: There is no independent support for reconstructing nomina sacra of IS or IH.
Adjective modifier
- diamond-shaped: Below the lumbar section is the diamond-shaped sacrum which locks like a keystone into the pelvis.
Modifies a noun
- convivium: Caesar's ' Missa Brevis Capella Regalis ' was sung at Chelmsford together with the anthem ' O sacrum convivium ' by Tallis.
- parish: The chapel, with a certain district was erected into a quoad sacra parish by the Court of Teinds 17th July 1867.
- church: Cadzow quoad sacra church, containing 800 sittings, was built in 1876-77 at a cost considerably exceeding the estimate, £ 4000.
Noun used with modifier
- quoad: The chapel, with a certain district was erected into a quoad sacra parish by the Court of Teinds 17th July 1867.
- nomen: Second line: there is no line visible above nomen sacrum; the letters are very obscure.
- O: Caesar's ' Missa Brevis Capella Regalis ' was sung at Chelmsford together with the anthem ' O sacrum convivium ' by Tallis.
- parish: GULLANE ( Q.S.). [ Erected into a parish quoad sacra 30th Oct. 1903.
- motet: Tallis's motet O sacrum convivium actually started life as an instrumental fantasia.
- os: The anatomical term sacrum derives its names fro the Latin os sacrum which means sacred bone.
Browse dictionary entries near sacrum
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- sacrilegious
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- sad
- sad sack
- Sadat
- sadden
- saddle
- saddle-backed
- saddle block (anesthesia)
- saddle horse
- saddle roof
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