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SACREDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being sacred
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sacredness" is a kind of...):
holiness; sanctitude; sanctity (the quality of being holy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sacredness"):
holy of holies ((figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable)
Derivation:
sacred ((often followed by 'to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person)
sacred (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use)
sacred (worthy of religious veneration)
sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)
sacred (worthy of respect or dedication)
