{
    "term": "sacred",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with God or a god; considered to be holy",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sacred image/shrine/temple"
                },
                {
                    "text": "sacred music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cows are sacred to Hindus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The place was sacred to the Apaches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the feeling that all life should be held sacred"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sacred image/​grove"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "almost"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": ["sacred and profane"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "very important and treated with great respect; that must not be changed or challenged",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Human life must always be sacred."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For journalists **nothing is sacred** *(= they write about anything)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time *(= it can be changed)*."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sacrosanct",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "almost"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": ["sacred and profane"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈseɪkrɪd/",
                "audio": "sa/sacred/sacred__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈseɪkrɪd/",
                "audio": "sa/sacred/sacred__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre ‘consecrate’, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- ‘holy’."
}