2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  {Society  of  the  Sacred  Heart}  (R.C.  Ch.),  a  religious  order 
  of  women,  founded  in  France  in  1800,  and  approved  in  1826. 
  It  was  introduced  into  America  in  1817.  The  members  of  the 
  order  devote  themselves  to  the  higher  branches  of  female 
  education. 
 
  {Sacred  baboon}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Hamadryas}. 
 
  {Sacred  bean}  (Bot.),  a  seed  of  the  Oriental  lotus  ({Nelumbo 
  speciosa}  or  {Nelumbium  speciosum}),  a  plant  resembling  a 
  water  lily;  also  the  plant  itself  See  {Lotus}. 
 
  {Sacred  beetle}  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Scarab}. 
 
  {Sacred  canon}.  See  {Canon},  n.,  3. 
 
  {Sacred  fish}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  numerous  species  of 
  fresh-water  African  fishes  of  the  family  {Mormyrid[ae]}. 
  Several  large  species  inhabit  the  Nile  and  were  considered 
  sacred  by  the  ancient  Egyptians;  especially  {Mormyrus 
  oxyrhynchus}. 
 
  {Sacred  ibis}.  See  {Ibis}. 
 
  {Sacred  monkey}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  Asiatic  monkey  of  the  genus  {Semnopithecus}, 
  regarded  as  sacred  by  the  Hindoos;  especially,  the 
  entellus.  See  {Entellus}. 
  b  The  sacred  baboon.  See  {Hamadryas}. 
  c  The  bhunder,  or  rhesus  monkey. 
 
  {Sacred  place}  (Civil  Law),  the  place  where  a  deceased  person 
  is  buried. 
 
  Syn:  Holy;  divine;  hallowed;  consecrated;  dedicated;  devoted; 
  religious;  venerable;  reverend.  --  {Sa"cred*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Sa"cred*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sacredness 
  n  :  the  quality  of  being  sacred 

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