Antonyms for nonsacred

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sey-krid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ krɪd

Definition of nonsacred

Origin : late 14c., past participle adjective from obsolete verb sacren "to make holy" (c.1200), from Old French sacrer "consecrate, anoint, dedicate" (12c.) or directly from Latin sacrare "to make sacred, consecrate; hold sacred; immortalize; set apart, dedicate," from sacer (genitive sacri) "sacred, dedicated, holy, accursed," from Old Latin saceres, from PIE root *sak- "to sanctify." Buck groups it with Oscan sakrim, Umbrian sacra and calls it "a distinctive Italic group, without any clear outside connections." Related: Sacredness.
Nasalized form is sancire "make sacred, confirm, ratify, ordain." Sacred cow "object of Hindu veneration," is from 1891; figurative sense of "one who must not be criticized" is first recorded 1910, reflecting Western views of Hinduism. Sacred Heart "the heart of Jesus as an object of religious veneration" is from 1765.

As in temporal : adj material, worldly

Example sentences :

Ordinary food, nourishing the body and becoming a part of it, thus maintains it in its nonsacred character.
Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy

Synonyms for nonsacred

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