Worthy of religious veneration; SYN. sacred.

1. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
2. Of or relating to sacred rites
3. Pertaining to sacrum; pertaining to sacred rites.
4. Holy, sacred

ETYM Originally p. p. of Old Eng. sacren to consecrate, French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Related to Consecrate, Execrate, Saint, Sexton.
1. Worthy of respect or dedication.
2. Concerned with religion or religious purposes.
3. (Often followed by 'to') Devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person.
Anything holy or relating to God that is set apart from the profane world. In ancient religions, there were sacred places belonging to the gods, in contrast to profane places where the gods are absent.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus has become an object of devotion in the Roman Catholic Church, originating with the medieval mystics. + prikaži više

The act of applying oil or an oily liquid; SYN. anointment.

The ceremony of installing a new monarch; SYN. enthronement, enthronization, investiture.
Ceremony of investing a sovereign with the emblems of royalty, as a symbol of inauguration in office. Since the coronation of Harold 1066, English sovereigns have been crowned in Westminster Abbey, London.