sacred

/'seikrid/
Adjective
  1. (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
    • a fund sacred to charity
    • a morning hour sacred to study
    • a private office sacred to the President
  2. worthy of religious veneration
    • the sacred name of Jesus
    • Jerusalem's hallowed soil
  3. made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
    • a consecrated church
    • the sacred mosque
    • sacred elephants
    • sacred bread and wine
    • sanctified wine
  4. worthy of respect or dedication
    • saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling
  5. concerned with religion or religious purposes
    • sacred texts
    • sacred rites
    • sacred music

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A monk carefully copies a sacred text in a quiet room.