sacred
/ˈseɪkrɪd/adjective
उच्चारण सेक्रिड
पवित्र, पावन
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very important and treated with great respect
अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण, जिसका सम्मान किया जाए
- Freedom of speech is sacred in a democracy.
- The river is sacred to millions of people across the country.
- A promise to a friend is sacred to him.
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- The right to vote is sacred in a democracy.
- She holds the memory of her grandfather sacred.
Synonyms sacrosanct inviolable
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sacred to sb
Use to after sacred to say which god, person or group holds something as holy.
कोई वस्तु किस देवता, व्यक्ति या समुदाय के लिए पवित्र है, यह बताने के लिए 'sacred' के बाद to आता है।
- The Ganga is sacred to millions of Hindus.
- This grove is sacred to the village goddess.
sacred + noun (attributive)
Before a noun, sacred describes things linked to religion, such as texts, places and rituals.
Noun से पहले 'sacred' धर्म से जुड़ी वस्तुओं, जैसे ग्रंथों, स्थानों और अनुष्ठानों का वर्णन करता है।
- The Vedas are sacred texts.
- Pilgrims visit the sacred city of Varanasi.
sacred (figurative): nothing is sacred
Outside religion, sacred means so important that it must be respected; the phrase nothing is sacred means people respect nothing.
धर्म से बाहर 'sacred' का अर्थ इतना महत्वपूर्ण है कि उसका सम्मान आवश्यक हो; 'nothing is sacred' का अर्थ है कि लोग किसी चीज़ का सम्मान नहीं करते।
- For a journalist, the promise to protect a source is sacred.
- These days nothing seems sacred to the media.
the sacred (noun use) / sacred and profane
With the, sacred becomes a noun for holy things as a group, often set against the profane.
'The' के साथ 'sacred' पवित्र वस्तुओं के समूह के लिए noun बन जाता है, प्रायः 'profane' के विरोध में।
- The festival mixes the sacred with the playful.
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sacred + noun
placeriverthreadbookduty
- The sacred thread is worn after the upanayana ceremony.
adverb + sacred
deeplytrulyequallyconsideredregarded as
- The cow is regarded as sacred in many parts of India.
verb + sacred
hold sacredconsider sacredtreat as sacredkeep sacreddeclare sacred
- The tribe holds the old banyan tree sacred.
sacred + abstract noun
trustpromiserightmemoryvow
- A teacher's trust is a sacred responsibility.
sacred + animal / object
cowfireflamegroverelic
- A sacred fire burns in the centre of the hall.
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- The Golden Temple is the holiest sacred shrine of the Sikhs.
स्वर्ण मंदिर सिखों का सबसे पवित्र धर्मस्थल है।
- She kept her father's last words as a sacred memory.
उसने अपने पिता के अंतिम शब्दों को एक पवित्र स्मृति के रूप में सँजोकर रखा।
- The Constitution is a sacred document for every citizen.
संविधान हर नागरिक के लिए एक पावन दस्तावेज़ है।
- It is a sacred promise, and Radhika will not break it.
यह एक पवित्र वचन है, और राधिका इसे नहीं तोड़ेगी।
- Cows roam freely in the sacred town of Mathura.
मथुरा के पवित्र नगर में गायें खुलेआम घूमती हैं।
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✗ The Ganga is very much sacred for Hindus.
✓ The Ganga is sacred to Hindus.
The correct preposition after sacred is to, not for.
'Sacred' के बाद सही preposition to है, for नहीं।
✗ He is a very sacred person.
✓ He is a very holy person.
Sacred describes things and places, not people; use holy or saintly for a person.
'Sacred' वस्तुओं और स्थानों का वर्णन करता है, लोगों का नहीं; व्यक्ति के लिए holy या saintly लिखें।
✗ The sacreds of the temple must be kept clean.
✓ The sacred parts of the temple must be kept clean.
Sacred is an adjective and cannot take plural s as a noun in this way.
'Sacred' adjective है और इस प्रकार noun बनकर plural s नहीं ले सकता।
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Sacred, holy and divine all link to religion, but they point to different things.
Sacred, holy और divine तीनों धर्म से जुड़े हैं, पर वे अलग-अलग चीज़ों की ओर संकेत करते हैं।
Set apart for a god or deeply respected; used for places, objects and promises.
किसी देवता के लिए अलग रखा हुआ या अत्यंत सम्मानित; स्थानों, वस्तुओं और वचनों के लिए।
- The temple tank is sacred.
Connected with God, or very pure in character; it can describe a person.
ईश्वर से जुड़ा, या चरित्र में अत्यंत शुद्ध; यह व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- The holy man lived in a cave.
Coming from or like a god; also used loosely for something wonderful.
ईश्वर से आया हुआ या ईश्वर जैसा; किसी अद्भुत चीज़ के लिए ढीले ढंग से भी प्रयुक्त।
- The singer had a divine voice.
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Two syllables, /ˈseɪkrɪd/.
दो syllables हैं: /ˈseɪkrɪd/।