[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

bean \bean\ b=en, n. oe. bene, as. be'an; akin to d.
   boon, g. bohne, ohg. p=ona, icel. baun, dan. b"onne, sw.
   b"ona, and perh. to russ. bob, l. faba.
   1. bot. a name given to the seed of certain leguminous
      herbs, chiefly of the genera faba, phaseolus, and
      dolichos; also, to the herbs.
      1913 webster

   note: the origin and classification of many kinds are still
         doubtful. among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
         china bean, included in dolichos sinensis; black
         egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, dolichos lablab; the
         common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and
         pole beans, all included in phaseolus vulgaris; the
         lower bush bean, phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus;
         lima bean, phaseolus lunatus; spanish bean and
         scarlet runner, phaseolus multiflorus; windsor bean,
         the common bean of england, faba vulgaris.
         1913 webster as an article of food beans are classed
         with vegetables.
         1913 webster

   2. the popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
      or less resembling true beans.
      1913 webster

   bean aphis zool., a plant louse aphis fabae which
      infests the bean plant.

   bean fly zool., a fly found on bean flowers.

   bean goose zool., a species of goose anser segetum.
      

   bean weevil zool., a small weevil that in the larval
      state destroys beans. the american species is bruchus
      fabae.

   florida bean bot., the seed of mucuna urens, a west
      indian plant. the seeds are washed up on the florida
      shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.

   ignatius bean, or st. ignatius's bean bot., a species
      of strychnos.

   navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce;
      probably so called because an important article of food in
      the navy.

   pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
      edible white bean; -- so called from its size.

   sacred bean. see under sacred.

   screw bean. see under screw.

   sea bean.
      a same as florida bean.
      b a red bean of unknown species used for ornament.

   tonquin bean, or tonka bean, the fragrant seed of
      dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree.

   vanilla bean. see under vanilla.
      1913 webster
see also:
faba phaseolus dolichos dolichos sinensis dolichos lablab phaseolus vulgaris 
phaseolus lunatus phaseolus multiflorus faba vulgaris bean aphis aphis fabae 
bean fly bean goose anser segetum bean weevil bruchus fabae 
florida bean mucuna urens ignatius bean st. ignatius's bean strychnos 
navy bean pea bean sacred bean sacred screw bean 
screw sea bean tonquin bean tonka bean dipteryx odorata 
vanilla bean vanilla 

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