SACER, sacer
Sounds Like: SAH-ker
Translations: sacred, holy, consecrated, devoted, accursed, venerable, august, a sacred thing
From the root: SACER
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: The word 'sacer' is a Latin adjective meaning 'sacred' or 'holy,' often referring to things set apart for religious purposes or dedicated to a deity. It can describe places, objects, or persons. Interestingly, it can also carry the opposite meaning of 'accursed' or 'devoted to destruction,' particularly in legal or religious contexts where something is so set apart that it becomes taboo or subject to divine wrath. Its meaning depends on the context, but it always implies a strong connection to the divine, whether for blessing or curse.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine. This adjective inflects for gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number (singular, plural), and case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative).
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SACER.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- SACRIS — sacred, holy, divine, consecrated, accursed, abominable, religious rites, sacred things, sacrifices
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