SACREDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being sacred

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sacredness" is a kind of...):

holiness; sanctitude; sanctity (the quality of being holy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sacredness"):

holy of holies ((figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable)

Derivation:

sacred ((often followed by 'to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person)

sacred (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use)

sacred (worthy of religious veneration)

sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)

sacred (worthy of respect or dedication)