English-French translations for sacred

• sacré
• saint
  Cela signifie que même la sainte exportation pourra garder la tête hors de l'eau. That means that even the sacred exports can be maintained.
  Je sais, il paraît que ce serait aller à l'encontre des dogmes du sacro-saint libéralisme! I know that this seems to run counter to the sacred dogmas of economic liberalism.
  Or on recommande aujourd'hui, sous le sacre-saint prétexte de l'efficacité, de «communautariser» des pans entiers du troisième pilier. The proposal now is 'communitarise' all or parts of the Third Pillar under the sacred flag of effectiveness.

Definition of sacred

• Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use#Noun|use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated#Adjective|consecrated, made holy
• Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular
• Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics
• Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable
• Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable
• Consecrated; dedicated; devoted
• Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful

Examples

• a sacred place
• a sacred day
• sacred service

Related words

• sacredly
• sacredness
• Sacred Ibis
• Sacred Kingfisher
• sacred cow
• sacred kingfisher
• sacred ibis
• Sacred War
• sacred fir