Antonyms of adj sacred

5 senses of sacred

Sense 1
sacred (vs. profane) -- (concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music")

profane (vs. sacred), secular -- (not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment")
        => laic, lay, secular -- (characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry")
        => profanatory -- (profaning or tending to desecrate)

Sense 2
sacred -- (worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling")

INDIRECT (VIA worthy) -> unworthy -- (lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness")

Sense 3
consecrated, sacred, sanctified -- (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine")

INDIRECT (VIA holy) -> unholy, unhallowed -- (not hallowed or consecrated)

Sense 4
hallowed, sacred -- (worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil")

INDIRECT (VIA holy) -> unholy, unhallowed -- (not hallowed or consecrated)

Sense 5
sacred -- ((often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President")

INDIRECT (VIA dedicated) -> undedicated -- (not dedicated; "the playground has been completed but is still undedicated")

Similarity of adj sacred

5 senses of sacred

Sense 1
sacred (vs. profane) -- (concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music")
       => divine -- (devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy")
       => ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable -- (too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity")
       => inspirational -- (imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul)
       => inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct -- (must be kept sacred)
       => numinous -- (evincing the presence of a deity; "a numinous wood"; "the most numinous moment in the Mass")
       => quasi-religious -- (resembling something that is religious)
       => religious, spiritual -- (concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs")
       => reverend, sublime -- (worthy of adoration or reverence)
       => sacral -- (of or relating to sacred rites; "sacral laws")
       => taboo, tabu -- (forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands)
          Also See-> consecrated#1, consecrate#1, dedicated#2; heavenly#3; pious#1

Sense 2
sacred -- (worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling")
       => worthy (vs. unworthy) -- (having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause")

Sense 3
consecrated, sacred, sanctified -- (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine")
       => holy (vs. unholy) -- (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)

Sense 4
hallowed, sacred -- (worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil")
       => holy (vs. unholy) -- (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)

Sense 5
sacred -- ((often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President")
       => dedicated (vs. undedicated) -- (devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln)

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