Synonyms & Antonyms : Sacred





Sacred



( Adjective )


Nothing is sacred to these wild youths.

Synonyms:

Holy

Sanctified

Dedicated

Consecrated

Inviolable

Hallowed

Divine

Blessed

Contextual Examples:

The Ganga is a holy river in India.

The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are sanctified scriptures of ancient India.

The shrine was consecrated by the local philanthropist.

He is a dedicated social worker.

For Sikhs the sermons of Guru Granth Sahib are inviolable.

The church graveyard is a hallowed ground.

Quran is a divine scripture of the Muslims.

God blesses those who bless the poor and the downtrodden.



Antonyms:

Profane

Impious

Irreverent

Irreligious

Blasphemous

Sacrilegious

Temporal

Worldly

Lay

Contextual Examples:

The government has taken up to check the profane activities of the smugglers.

Modern picture of violence and nudity give impious ideas to the youth.

The attitude of the students to their teacher has become irreverent.

There is nothing irreligious in the secular policy of the government.


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