sacred
/ˈseɪkrɪd/adjective
1- connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration与上帝（或神）相关的; 奉献给上帝（或神）的; 神圣的：
sacred rites
神圣的仪式
the site at Eleusis is sacred to Demeter.
依洛西斯遗址是奉献给（希腊女神）得墨忒耳的。
1.1
- religious rather than secular宗教（性）的, 非世俗的：
sacred music.
圣乐。
1.2
- (of writing or text) embodying the laws or doctrines of a religion（文字, 文章）体现宗教戒律（或教义）的：
a sacred Hindu text.
一篇印度教经文。
1.3
- regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion, group, or individual受到（某一宗教, 团体或个人）尊敬的, 值得崇敬的; 崇为神物的：
an animal sacred to Mexican culture.
墨西哥文化中尊崇为神物的一种动物。
1.4
- sacrosanct极其神圣的, 不可侵犯的, 不可违背的：
to a police officer nothing is sacred.
对于一个警官来说没有什么事物是神圣不可侵犯的。
派生词
sacredly
adverbsacredness
noun词源
late Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre 'consecrate', from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- 'holy'.