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{
"term": "sacred",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "connected with God or a god; considered to be holy",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a sacred image/shrine/temple"
},
{
"text": "sacred music"
},
{
"text": "Cows are sacred to Hindus."
},
{
"text": "The place was sacred to the Apaches."
},
{
"text": "the feeling that all life should be held sacred"
},
{
"text": "a sacred image/grove"
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
"adverb": ["absolutely", "almost"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": ["sacred and profane"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "very important and treated with great respect; that must not be changed or challenged",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Human life must always be sacred."
},
{
"text": "For journalists **nothing is sacred** *(= they write about anything)*."
},
{
"text": "Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time *(= it can be changed)*."
}
],
"synonyms": "sacrosanct",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
"adverb": ["absolutely", "almost"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": ["sacred and profane"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈseɪkrɪd/",
"audio": "sa/sacred/sacred__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈseɪkrɪd/",
"audio": "sa/sacred/sacred__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre ‘consecrate’, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- ‘holy’."
}