English-German translations for sacred

heiligDie Strukturfonds sind unsere heilige Kuh. They have become our sacred cow. Für meine Fraktion ist das Auto keine heilige Kuh. For my group, the car is no sacred cow. Das Leben ist heilig, und niemand, nicht einmal der Staat, darf töten. Life is sacred and no-one, not even a State, may kill.
sakral
Arbeit bedeutet etwas Sakrales, wodurch dem Menschen eine Würde verliehen wird, und eine gesetzliche Verkürzung der Arbeitszeit ist etwas Unverständliches. Work has a sacredness of its own, it is something that ennobles man, and the fact that working hours have been reduced is incomprehensible.

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

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