SACRIS, sacris
Sounds Like: SAH-krees
Translations: sacred, holy, divine, consecrated, accursed, abominable, religious rites, sacred things, sacrifices
From the root: SACER
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: SACRIS is an inflected form of the Latin adjective and noun SACER. As an adjective, it means 'sacred' or 'holy'. It is used to describe things dedicated to a deity or considered inviolable. As a noun, it refers to 'sacred rites', 'sacrifices', or 'sacred things'. In the provided context, 'in sacris literis' (in sacred letters/writings), it functions as an adjective modifying 'literis'.
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative, Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 12:1
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.
- SACER — sacred, holy, consecrated, devoted, accursed, venerable, august, a sacred thing
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