宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性质的
"sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
"saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
"the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"
同义词:consecratedsanctified
"the sacred name of Jesus"
同义词:hallowed
"a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"
sacred flame圣火
sacred heart圣心(即耶稣之心,爱的源泉)
sacred music圣乐;宗教音乐
sacred and inviolable神圣不可侵犯
sacred cow圣牛(印度教等的);不可修改的文稿;不可批评的人(思想或事物)
这组词都有“神圣的”的意思,其区别是:
divine指来源于神或神有关,侧重神性;在现代英语中指绝妙或非人世所有的事物。
holy可与sacred换用,但holy侧重于内含一种神圣的本质,使之值得崇拜,通常具有传统、世袭或固有的性质。
sacred指由于是献给上帝或神的事物,因而是神圣的,不容亵渎;也指被普遍视为神圣不可侵犯的东西。