sacred

神聖な、聖なる

宗教のために使われ、大切に敬われている。

やさしい英語で： Kept for religious use and treated with great respect.

• This is a sacred place.
• Only the priest may touch the sacred objects.
• Visitors must remain quiet inside the sacred building.

類義語： holy, consecrated

反対語： profane

よく使う表現： sacred place, sacred ground, sacred objects, sacred site

不可侵の、侵すべからざる

非常に大切なので、決して破ったり変えたり傷つけたりしてはいけない。

やさしい英語で： So important that it must never be broken, changed, or harmed.

• A promise is sacred to him.
• They believe every person’s rights are sacred.
• Our Sunday lunch is sacred; nobody may cancel it.

使い方： sacred to someone (Her privacy is sacred to her.)

類義語： inviolable, untouchable

よく使う表現： sacred duty, sacred promise, sacred right

宗教的な、聖なる

宗教や宗教上の儀式に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with religion or religious ceremonies.

• The choir sings sacred music.
• She studies sacred art from several countries.
• These sacred texts are read during the service.

類義語： religious

反対語： secular

よく使う表現： sacred music, sacred texts, sacred art

神の、神聖な

神によって与えられた、または命じられた。

やさしい英語で： Given or commanded by a god.

• They obeyed the sacred command.
• The ruler claimed sacred authority from the gods.
• Believers considered these rules part of sacred law.

類義語： divine

よく使う表現： sacred authority, sacred command, sacred law

捧げられた

特定の人や物事のために、特別に取り分けられたり確保されたりした。

やさしい英語で： Set apart or kept especially for someone or something.

• The temple was sacred to the goddess.
• This garden is sacred to his mother’s memory.
• They raised a monument sacred to the fallen soldiers.

使い方： sacred to someone/something (The shrine was sacred to the goddess of wisdom.)

類義語： dedicated, devoted

よく使う表現： sacred to someone, sacred to memory