Roots Related to Beliefs: sacr, sanc, secr

This list includes words with the Latin roots sacr, sanc, and secr, meaning "sacred, holy."
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  1. sanctified
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  2. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  3. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  4. sanction
    official permission or approval
  5. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  6. sanctity
    the quality of being holy
  7. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  8. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  9. sacrifice
    the act of killing in order to appease a deity
  10. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  11. sacristy
    a room in a church where religious objects are stored
  12. sacrum
    wedge-shaped bone forming the posterior part of the pelvis
  13. sacrament
    a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace
  14. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  15. consecrated
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
Created on Fri May 30 14:01:21 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:58:53 EDT 2025)

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