sacred

adj.

1. 上帝的；神的；神圣的
   connected with God or a god; considered to be holy
   1. a sacred image/shrine/temple
      圣像 / 地 / 殿
   2. sacred music
      圣乐
   3. Cows are sacred to Hindus.
      印度教徒把牛奉为圣物。
2. 受尊重的；受崇敬的
   very important and treated with great respect
   1. Human life must always be sacred.
      人的生命在任何时候都必须得到尊重。
   2. For journalists nothing is sacred (= they can write about anything) .
      在记者眼里，没有什么是不可冒犯的。

1. ADJ-GRADED 神圣的;上帝的;神的
   Something that is sacred is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with God.
   1. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
      对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。
   2. ...shrines and sacred places.
      神龛和圣地
2. ADJ 宗教的;用于宗教仪式的
   Something connected with religion or used in religious ceremonies is described as sacred .
   1. ...sacred art.
      宗教艺术
   2. ...sacred songs or music.
      宗教歌曲或音乐
3. ADJ-GRADED 不可侵犯的;不容干涉的;不可变更的
   You can describe something as sacred when it is regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with.
   1. My memories are sacred...
      我的记忆不容亵渎。
   2. He said the unity of the country was sacred.
      他说国家的统一神圣不可侵犯。

1. The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
   对印第安人来说，鹰是最神圣的动物。
2. He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.
   他亵渎了这位神圣先知的圣名。
3. I have watched the potters mold, fire and paint their bowls, plates and vases with sacred designs.
   我见过制陶工人捏塑、烧制碗碟花瓶，并在上面涂绘各种宗教图案。
4. This memorial stands on sacred ground.
   这块纪念碑屹立于圣地之上。
5. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
   对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。
6. My memories are sacred
   我的记忆不容亵渎。
7. He said the unity of the country was sacred.
   他说国家的统一神圣不可侵犯。
8. A sacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe.
   对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。
9. He went south to climb Taishan, a mountain sacred to the Chinese.
   他南下去爬泰山了，那是中国人心目中一座神圣的山。
10. The couple hold the unfashionable view that marriage is a sacred union.
    夫妇俩对婚姻的看法很传统，认为婚姻是神圣的结合。
11. He left them as sacred heirlooms to his children.
    他把它们作为神圣的传家宝留给了孩子们。
12. Some sacred inspiration perhaps had come to him.
    也许他得到了某种神的启示。
13. It is sacred in popular belief.
    它被民众认为是神圣的。
14. Our territory is sacred and inviolable.
    我国领土神圣不可侵犯。
15. A church is a sacred building.
    教堂是神圣的建筑物。
16. In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes.
    非洲许多部落仍把蛇尊为圣物。
17. The parish church itself retain~ the mysterious quality of an ancient sacred place.
    那教区教堂本身保留了古代圣地的神秘性。
18. This is a sacred place.
    这是一个神圣的地方。
19. You have seen icons with the sacred heart flame.
    你在内心看到了这神圣的心之火焰的图案。
20. Fire was sacred to the gods.
    火对诸神而言是神圣的。
21. Then the sacred part of you joins me and we have a celebration.
    然后你神圣的部分加入我，而我们有一个庆祝活动。
22. And speaking of family, have you decided to bless our sacred union?
    说到家庭，你决定祝福我们神圣的结合了吗？
23. Learning the secrets of this sacred tomb.
    了解了这个神圣古墓的秘密。
24. Every sacred symbol-linked to the gods-had a scientific as well as an esoteric purpose.
    每一个神圣的符号-联接到神-有了一个科学和一个秘教的目的。
25. Jerusalem is sacred to christians, muslims, and jews.
    耶路撒冷对基督徒、穆斯林和犹太人来说都是神圣的。
26. To sacred Sparta, a king. Our king!
    回到了神圣的斯巴达，成为了王，我们的王！
27. He has violated one of the profession's most sacred rules.
    他触犯了该职业最神圣的规则之一。
28. Jerusalem is sacred to all Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
    耶路撒冷对所有的基督教徒、犹太教徒和穆斯林都是神圣的。
29. Our world view has become debased we no longer have a sense of the sacred.
    我们的世界观堕落了。我们不再有神圣感了。
30. I like the sincerity of this religious devotion and respect this solemn and sacred belief.
    我喜欢宗教情感的虔诚和真挚，并为如此庄严、神圣的信仰而心存崇敬。

  sacred divine holy【导航词义：神圣的】

  sacred adj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕指与上帝、神或宗教有关，因而是神圣而不容亵渎的，也可表示被普遍视为神圣及深受尊重的。

  divine adj. 神的，神圣的

〔辨析〕指来源于神或上帝的，或与神或上帝有关的，强调非人世间所有的。

  holy adj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕指与上帝或某一宗教有关的，可与 sacred 换用。

adj

1. (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
   1. a fund sacred to charity
   2. a morning hour sacred to study
   3. a private office sacred to the President

2. made or declared or believed to be holy
   1. a consecrated church
   2. the sacred mosque
   3. sacred elephants
   4. sacred bread and wine
   5. sanctified wine

   Synonym:    consecratedsanctified

3. worthy of religious veneration
   1. the sacred name of Jesus
   2. Jerusalem's hallowed soil

   Synonym:    hallowed

4. concerned with religion or religious purposes
   1. sacred texts
   2. sacred rites
   3. sacred music

5. worthy of respect or dedication
   1. saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling