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sacred

sa.cred \'sa--kr*d\ aj [ME, fr. pp. of sacren to consecrate, fr. OF sacrer, 
   fr. L sacra]re, fr. sacr-, sacer holy, cursed; akin to L sacire to make 
   sacred, Hitt saklais rite 1a: set apart for the service or worship of deity 
    1b: devoted exclusively to one service or use (as of a person or purpose)  
   2a: worthy of religious veneration : HOLY  2b: entitled to reverence  3: of 
   or relating to religion : RELIGIOUS  obs  4: ACCURSED  - sa.cred.ly av