[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sacred \sa"cred\, a. originally p. p. of oe. sacren to
   consecrate, f. sacrer, fr. l. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred,
   holy, cursed. cf. consecrate, execrate, saint,
   sexton.
   1. set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a
      good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use;
      consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a
      sacred day; sacred service.
      1913 webster

   2. relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not
      secular; religious; as, sacred history.
      1913 webster

            smit with the love of sacred song.    --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the
      highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or
      veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.
      1913 webster

            such neighbor nearness to our sacred royal blood
            should nothing privilege him.         --shak.
      1913 webster

            poet and saint to thee alone were given,
            the two most sacred names of earth and heaven.
                                                  --cowley.
      1913 webster

   4. hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
      1913 webster

            secrets of marriage still are sacred held. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   5. consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
      1913 webster

            a temple, sacred to the queen of love. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   6. solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance,
      curse, or the like; accursed; baleful. archaic
      1913 webster

            but, to destruction sacred and devote. --milton.
      1913 webster

   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. zool. 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 zool. see scarab.

   sacred canon. see canon, n., 3.

   sacred fish zool., any one of numerous species of
      fresh-water african fishes of the family mormyridae.
      several large species inhabit the nile and were considered
      sacred by the ancient egyptians; especially mormyrus
      oxyrhynchus.

   sacred ibis. see ibis.

   sacred monkey. zool.
      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.
      1913 webster

   syn: holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted;
        religious; venerable; reverend.
        1913 webster -- sa"credly, adv. -- sa"credness,
        n.
        1913 webster sacrific
see also:
consecrate execrate saint sexton society of the sacred heart sacred baboon 
hamadryas sacred bean nelumbo speciosa nelumbium speciosum lotus 
sacred beetle scarab sacred canon canon sacred fish 
mormyridae mormyrus oxyrhynchus sacred ibis ibis sacred monkey 
semnopithecus entellus sacred place sa"credly sa"credness 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lotus \lo"tus\ l=o"tu^s, n. l. lotus, gr. lwto`s. cf.
   lote.
   1. bot.
      a a name of several kinds of water lilies; as nelumbium
          speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
          egypt, and to this day in asia; nelumbium luteum,
          the american lotus; and nymphaea lotus and
          nymphaea caerulea, the respectively
          white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
          egypt, which, with nelumbium speciosum, are figured
          on its ancient monuments.
      b the lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
          northern africa, sicily, portugal, and spain
          zizyphus lotus, the fruit of which is mildly
          sweet. it was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
          who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
          desire to return to it.
      c the lote, or nettle tree. see lote.
      d a genus lotus of leguminous plants much resembling
          clover. written also lotos.
          1913 webster

   european lotus, a small tree diospyros lotus of
      southern europe and asia; also, its rather large bluish
      black berry, which is called also the date plum.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. an ornament much used in egyptian architecture,
      generally asserted to have been suggested by the egyptian
      water lily.
      1913 webster lotus-eater
see also:
lote nelumbium speciosum nelumbium luteum nymphaea lotus nymphaea caerulea nelumbium speciosum 
zizyphus lotus lotus lotos european lotus diospyros lotus 
date plum 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

egyptian \egyp"tian\, a. l. aegyptius, gr. ?, fr. ? l.
   aegyptus egypt: cf. f. 'egyptien. cf. gypsy.
   pertaining to egypt, in africa.
   1913 webster

   egyptian bean. bot.
   a the beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant nelumbium
       speciosum, somewhat resembling the water lily.
   b see under bean, 1.

   egyptian cross. see illust. no. 6 of cross.

   egyptian thorn bot., a medium-sized tree acacia vera.
      it is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
      1913 webster
see also:
gypsy egyptian bean nelumbium speciosum bean egyptian cross cross 
egyptian thorn acacia vera 

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