1. Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
   "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine";
   - consecrated, sanctified
    
2. Concerned with religion or religious purposes
   "sacred music"; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"
    
3. Worthy of religious veneration
   "the sacred name of Jesus";
   - hallowed
    
4. Worthy of respect or dedication
   "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
    
5. (often followed by ‘to’) devoted exclusively to a single use, purpose or person
   "a private office sacred to the President"; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"

See also: consecrate, consecrated, dedicated, divine, heavenly, holy, ineffable, inspirational, inviolable, inviolate, numinous, pious, quasi-religious, religious, reverend, sacral, sacrosanct, spiritual, sublime, taboo, tabu [archaic], unnameable, unsayable, unspeakable, unutterable, worthy

Antonym: profane

Encyclopedia: Sacred