Adjective:
concerned with religion or religious purposes;sacred texts
sacred rites
sacred music
worthy of respect or dedication;saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
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
worthy of religious veneration;the sacred name of Jesus
Jerusalem's hallowed soil
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
sacred，divine，holy这些形容词均含“神圣的”之意。
sacred指由于是献给上帝或神的事物，因而是神圣的，不容亵渎；也指被普遍视为神圣不可侵犯的东西。
divine指来源于神或神有关，侧重神性；在现代英语中指绝妙或非人世所有的事物。
holy可与sacred换用，但holy侧重于内含一种神圣的本质，使之值得崇拜，通常具有传统、世袭或固有的性质。
sacred cow神圣不可侵犯的人不…sacred music宗教音乐sacred and inviolable神圣不可侵犯…sacred mushroom墨西哥裸盖菇; 威廉…sacred baboon狒狒(类人猿…sacred duty神圣职责the sacred volume圣经sacred fire真挚的爱
近义词 holy神圣的divine神圣的blessed神圣的hallowed神圣的religious宗教的spiritual精神的consecrated神圣的adorable值得崇敬的sanctified神圣化的sacrosanct神圣不可侵犯的…反义词 profane亵渎的
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.A church is a sacred building.教堂是神圣的建筑物。
用作表语
S+be+～+ prep. -phraseIn Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes.非洲许多部落仍把蛇尊为圣物。
形容词91%,名词9%
用作形容词In India the cow is a sacred animal.在印度，牛是神圣的动物。
We use them to protect our sacred grounds.我们使用它们来保卫我们神圣的土地。 Have you had your “ white funeral, ” or are you sacredly playing the fool with your soul?
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