Meaning of sacrum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A holy or sacred object, e.g. statue, image, emblem, vessel, utensil.
   declension-2, neuter
2. A holy or sacred place, e.g. sanctuary, shrine, temple.
   declension-2, neuter
3. A religious act or observance, e.g. a sacrifice, festival, rite.
   declension-2, neuter
4. Divine worship or religion.
   declension-2, neuter
5. The private religious rites of a family.
   declension-2, neuter
6. Poems (as sacred to the muse).
   declension-2, neuter, plural
7. Secrets, mysteries.
   declension-2, neuter, plural, post-Augustan

Examples

“‘Sacra suōsque tibī commendat Troia penātēs.’”

[Aeneas dreams that Hector tells him:] “‘Troy entrusts to you her sacred objects and household gods.’”

“Tū modo posce deōs veniam, sacrīsque litātīs, ….”

“You have only to ask the gods for their pardon, and after you have propitiated them with sacrifices, ….” (In other words, Anna assumes that these sacrificial rites will earn Dido a favorable divine response.)

“quo foedere et Sabinos in civitatem adscivit sacris conmunicatis et regnum suum cum illorum rege sociavit”

By this compact he admitted the Sabines into the city, gave them a participation in the religious ceremonies, and divided his power with their king.

“sacra privata perpetua manento”

Let private devotions be perpetually practised.

“at mihi iam puero caelestia sacra placebant inque suum furtim Musa trahebat opus”

But even as a boy the heavenly poems delighted me, and the Muse was drawing me secretly to her work.

“sacra tori coitusque novos thalamosque recentes primaque deserti referebam foedera lecti I told Aurora of our wedding secrets and all refreshing mysteries of coition – and my first union on my now-deserted couch.”

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