sacer.
sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός)
Meaning & usage
sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός)
devoted (to a divinity for sacrifice), fated (to destruction), forfeited, accursed
divine, celestial
execrable, detestable, horrible, infamous; criminal, impious, wicked, abominable, cursed
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Archaic Latin sakros Old Latin sacros Old Latin *sakr̥s Old Latin *sakerr Latin sacer Inherited from Old Latin *sakerr, from *sakr̥s, from sacros, from Archaic Latin sakros, from Proto-Italic *sakros, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós, from *seh₂k- + *-rós.
sacred, holy, suitable to be sacrificed (found especially as an adjective applying to the noun porcus)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *sākris (“sacrificial, sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).
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