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Meanings of sacred in English
Russian
сакральное Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use.
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Usage of sacred in English
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Good Friday is one of the most sacred days of the year.
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But the family meal should continue to be a ceremonial, sacred time.
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Native American leaders said the construction had already disrupted sacred burial grounds.
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Massacring Tutsi children, for example, violated Rwandan ideals that children are sacred.
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But the general of the division himself appeared in almost sacred isolation.
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Tribal leaders say the pipeline will desecrate sacred land and pollute water.
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A sacred place never stays empty for long, the Kremlin-linked source said.
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It was the era of universal pillage and destruction; nothing held sacred.
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The sources include five major rivers, four sacred pools, across 77 provinces.
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Ramadan - the most sacred month in the Islamic calendar, begins today.
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The Egyptian Priests fed the sacred serpents in the temple at Thebes.
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It is used in initiations and is seen as a sacred plant.
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The sacred vessels of the church are likewise kept in the sacristy.
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Chinese citizens have pilgrimaged to sacred communist sites since the Cultural Revolution.
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So the following book recommendations don't trump great novels or sacred texts.
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He and John were friends; in the desert lands friendship is sacred.
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United Kingdom
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