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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
Washington Irving

Meaning of "sacredness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SACREDNESS

sacredness  [ˈseɪkrɪdnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SACREDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sacredness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SACREDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sacredness

Sacred

Sacred means revered due to association with holiness. Holiness, or sanctity, is in general the state of being holy or sacred. Objects are often considered holy or sacred if used for spiritual purposes, such as the worship or service of gods. The property is often ascribed to people, objects, times, or places.

Definition of sacredness in the English dictionary

The first definition of sacredness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being exclusively devoted to a deity or to some religious ceremony or use; the state of being holy or consecrated. Other definition of sacredness is the quality or state of being worthy of or regarded with reverence, awe, or respect. Sacredness is also the quality or state of being protected by superstition or piety from irreligious actions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SACREDNESS


crookedness
ˈkrʊkɪdnɪs
disinterestedness
dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪdnɪs
enuredness
ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs
handedness
ˈhændɪdnɪs
indebtedness
ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs
inuredness
ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs
mindedness
ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
morbidness
ˈmɔːbɪdnɪs
nakedness
ˈneɪkɪdnɪs
narrow-mindedness
ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
open-mindedness
ˌəʊpənˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
preparedness
prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs
rootedness
ˈruːtɪdnɪs
ruggedness
ˈrʌɡɪdnɪs
short-sightedness
ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
single-mindedness
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
stupidness
ˈstjuːpɪdnɪs
wickedness
ˈwɪkɪdnɪs
wideness
ˈwaɪdnɪs
Widnes
ˈwɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SACREDNESS

sacred
sacred baboon
Sacred College
sacred cow
Sacred Heart
Sacred History
sacred mushroom
sacred scarab
sacred site
sacredly
sacrifice
sacrifice operative
sacrifice paddock
sacrificeable
sacrificer
sacrificial
sacrificial anode
sacrificial lamb
sacrificial victim
sacrificially

WORDS THAT END LIKE SACREDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
boundedness
business
coldness
fondness
goodness
hardness
kindness
light-headedness
loudness
madness
night blindness
oddness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness

Synonyms and antonyms of sacredness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sacredness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SACREDNESS

Find out the translation of sacredness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sacredness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sacredness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神圣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sacralidad
570 millions of speakers

English

sacredness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قدسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сакральность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sacralidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পবিত্রতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inviolabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesucian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heiligkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神聖さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신성함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sacredness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiêng liêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனிதத்துவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kutsallık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sacralità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świętość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сакральність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sacralitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιερότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heiligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

helighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hellighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sacredness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SACREDNESS»

The term «sacredness» is regularly used and occupies the 102.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SACREDNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sacredness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sacredness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sacredness

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7 QUOTES WITH «SACREDNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sacredness.
1
Barbara Castle
Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness of private property.
2
Washington Irving
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
3
Theodore Parker
Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.
4
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.
5
Rumi
Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.
6
Paul Tsongas
We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching.
7
Paul Tsongas
That sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations, must begin with reverence for this earth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SACREDNESS»

Discover the use of sacredness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sacredness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sacredness of Human Life: Why an Ancient Biblical Vision ...
A comprehensive examination of the sacredness of human life, encompassing biblical roots, theological elaborations, historical cases, and contemporary ethical perspectives.
David P. Gushee, 2013
2
The Sacredness of Questioning Everything
In this provocative, entertaining book, author David Dark writes, “The summons to sacred questioning, like a call to honesty, like a call to prayer, is a call to be true and to let the chips fall where they may.” Far from being a sign ...
David Dark, 2009
3
Uncanny Australia: Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial ...
In Uncanny Australia Gelder and Jacobs show how Aboriginal claims for sacredness radiate out to affect the fortunes, and misfortunes, of the modern nation.
Ken Gelder, Jane Margaret Jacobs, 1998
4
Echo of the Soul: The Sacredness of the Human Body
Contending that many of our contemporary negative preoccupations with physical appearance, image, and sexuality derive from the denial of the notion that we were created in God's image, the author uses Old Testament Wisdom literature to ...
J. Philip Newell, 2002
5
The Sacredness of the Person: A New Genealogy of Human Rights
Chapter 2 Durkheim was not the first to emphasize sacredness as the basic phenomenon characteristic of all religions; we can only describe him as the most systematic exponent of this conception in the social sciences.34 And this conception ...
Hans Joas, 2013
6
The Sacredness of Life: A Sermon (1881)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Henry Ryder, 2010
7
Care of the Soul: Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredne
This New York Times bestseller (more than 200,000 hardcover copies sold) provides a path-breaking lifestyle handbook that shows how to add spirituality, depth, and meaning to modern-day life by nurturing the soul.
Thomas Moore, 2009
8
The Value and Sacredness of Divine Truth. Address Before the ...
Revealed truth reposes in the sacredness which pertains to its Author. Injuries committed against it, partake of the guilt of outrage against the Majesty of the Lord. Pervert that truth; corrupt it; hold it in unrighteousnessl—scarcely can any crime ...
Edwin HALL, 1852
9
Home from Oz: Finding Contentment in the Sacredness of the ...
This insightful book helps you identify the forces--power, prestige, wealth--that pull you away from your family and send you chasing after rainbows.
Michael O'Donnell, 1994
10
Twelve Doorways of Light: Sacredness of Life
Sarah Jeane invites you on a journey of the heart within the Tree of Life, the realms of your God-Self to explore the Sacredness in all Life. This work has been inspired from a personal spiritual journey.
Sarah Jeane, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SACREDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sacredness is used in the context of the following news items.
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W. Richard Turner, guest columnist: Too many miss point about the …
But the sacredness of marriage is seldom celebrated as fully as it should be, even in the most traditional churches. The sacredness of marriage is the rudder that ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
2
Tales From Event City: The sacredness of the library
“Well,” said Sunshine as he and Weary situated themselves just right on the stools at the bar. Weary ordered his usual – some lite beer or other – and Sunshine ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»
3
The sacredness of a pot of coffee
Yesterday afternoon, Friday, I stood in a store and carefully chose a large bag of Mountain Roaster coffee to take to my dear friend, Janice. Mountain Roaster ... «The Inter-Mountain, Jul 15»
4
Festival goers urged to respect sacredness of aboriginal headdress
Much like cut-off shorts and hippie headbands, native headdresses had until recently become a common accessory at outdoor summer music festivals. Several ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
5
The sacredness of place
The theme of this year's NAIDOC Week has struck a chord with Bigambul woman Cheryl Moggs as she waits for a native title ruling on the land she grew up on ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
6
“Ah, All Will Now Be Happy”: Mozart & the Sacredness of Solitude
His hair was amiss. Why wouldn't it be? Countless times his nervous hands unconsciously and obsessively thrust themselves through his shaggy mane as if to ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
7
Recognizing the sacredness of Ramadan at a White House iftar
... 2015 at the annual iftar, the evening meal at sundown following a daytime fast, at the White House, where he recognized “the sacredness of Ramadan to more ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
8
Protesters use claims of sacredness for political agendas

Protesters screaming that Mauna Kea is a sacred place ignore the Hawaiian creation legend that explains why doing astronomy there fulfills the essence of ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 15»

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Author finds need, sacredness of wilderness
Leslie Patten tells of her experience with living along side wolves and grizzlies in the Beartooth Mountains on May 6 at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. «Cody Enterprise, May 15»
10
The sacredness of skepticism in security debates
One of the virtues which turned him into a legendary figure was that he ascribed a degree of sacredness to skepticism in every discussion he held and ahead of ... «Ynetnews, May 15»

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