(sacredness)
1sacredness — sacred ► ADJECTIVE 1) connected with a deity and so deserving veneration; holy. 2) (of a text) embodying the doctrines of a religion. 3) religious rather than secular. DERIVATIVES sacredly adverb sacredness noun. ORIGIN from Latin sacrare… …
2Sacredness — Sacred Sa cred, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. {Consecrate}, {Execrate}, {Saint}, {Sexton}.] 1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense …
3sacredness — noun see sacred …
4sacredness — See sacredly. * * * …
5sacredness — noun The property of being sacred …
6sacredness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality of being holy or sacred: blessedness, holiness, sacrosanctity, sanctity. See RELIGION. 2. The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation: inviolability, sacrosanctity,… …
7sacredness — sa·cred·ness || seɪkrɪdnɪs n. state of being sacred; holiness, sanctity, state of being hallowed …
8sacredness — n. 1. Holiness, sanctity. 2. Inviolableness, inviolability …
9sacredness — sa·cred·ness …
10sacredness — See: sacred …
