Sacred means:

Question

Sacred means:

1. A. Secrety
2. B. Pure
3. C. Holy (Correct answer)
4. D. None of the above

Correct Answer

Option C — Holy

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Holy.

Key Points

• Sacred means holy — dedicated to a religious purpose and deserving of reverence.
• Pure means free from contamination, which overlaps in feeling but not in meaning; *secrety* is not a word.
• The closest single-word synonym is therefore holy.

Additional Information

• Related words: sanctified, hallowed, consecrated, divine, venerable; the antonyms are profane, secular and mundane.
• From Latin *sacer*, "holy", which also gives sacrament, sacrifice and sacrilege.
• Note sacrosanct, meaning too important to be interfered with — a stronger form of the same idea.