Sacred (a.) Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
Sacrific (a.) Alt. of Sacrifical
Sacrifical (a.) Employed in sacrifice.
Sacrificable (a.) Capable of being offered in sacrifice.
Sacrificant (n.) One who offers a sacrifice.
Sacrificator (n.) A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice.
Sacrificatory (n.) Offering sacrifice.
Sacrifice (n.) The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
Sacrifice (n.) Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.
Sacrifice (n.) Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.
Sacrifice (n.) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
Sacrificed (imp. & p. p.) of Sacrifice
Sacrificing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sacrifice
Sacrifice (n.) To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep.
Sacrifice (n.) Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering.
Sacrifice (n.) To destroy; to kill.
Sacrifice (n.) To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
Sacrifice (v. i.) To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
Sacrificer (n.) One who sacrifices.
Sacrificial (a.) Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice.
Sacrilege (n.) The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
Sacrilegious (a.) Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.
Sacrilegist (n.) One guilty of sacrilege.
Sacring () a. & n. from Sacre.
Sacrist (n.) A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.
Sacristan (n.) An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.
Sacristies (pl. ) of Sacristy
Sacristy (n.) An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
Sacro- () A combining form denoting connection with, or relation to, the sacrum, as in sacro-coccygeal, sacro-iliac, sacrosciatic.
Sacrosanct (a.) Sacred; inviolable.
Sacrosciatic (a.) Of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; as, the sacrosciatic foramina formed by the sacrosciatic ligaments which connect the sacrum and the hip bone.
Sacrovertebral (a.) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it; as, the sacrovertebral angle.
sacra (pl. ) of Sacrum
Sacrum (n.) That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
Sacs (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Sad (supperl.) Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Sad (supperl.) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sad (supperl.) Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
Sad (supperl.) Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Sad (supperl.) Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
Sad (supperl.) Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Sad (supperl.) Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad (v. t.) To make sorrowful; to sadden.
Sadda (n.) A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.
Saddened (imp. & p. p.) of Sadden
Saddening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sadden
Sadden (v. t.) To make sad.
Sadden (v. t.) To render heavy or cohesive.
Sadden (v. t.) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
Sadden (v. t.) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
Sadden (v. i.) To become, or be made, sad.
Sadder (n.) Same as Sadda.
Saddle (n.) A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.
Saddle (n.) A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.
Saddle (n.) A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.
Saddle (n.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
Saddle (n.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
Saddle (n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
Saddle (n.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.
Saddled (imp. & p. p.) of Saddle
Saddling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Saddle
Saddle (v. t.) To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
Saddle (v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
Saddleback (a.) Same as Saddle-backed.
Saddleback (n.) Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
Saddleback (n.) The harp seal.
Saddleback (n.) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
Saddleback (n.) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.
Saddle-backed (a.) Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.
Saddle-backed (a.) Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
Saddlebags (n. pl.) Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.
Saddlebow (n.) The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
Saddlecloth (n.) A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
Saddled (a.) Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
Saddler (n.) One who makes saddles.
Saddler (n.) A harp seal.
Saddlery (n.) The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
Saddlery (n.) The trade or employment of a saddler.
Saddle-shaped (a.) Shaped like a saddle.
Saddle-shaped (a.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.
Saddle-shaped (a.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.
Saddletree (n.) The frame of a saddle.
Sadducaic (a.) Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings.
Sadducee (n.) One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels.
Sadduceeism (n.) Alt. of Sadducism
Sadducism (n.) The tenets of the Sadducees.
Sadducized (imp. & p. p.) of Sadducize
Sadducizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sadducize
Sadducize (v. i.) To adopt the principles of the Sadducees.
Sadh (n.) A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects.
Sadiron (n.) An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron.
Sadly (adv.) Wearily; heavily; firmly.
Sadly (adv.) Seriously; soberly; gravely.
Sadly (adv.) Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably.
Sadness (n.) Heaviness; firmness.
Sadness (n.) Seriousness; gravity; discretion.
Sadness (n.) Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection.
Sadr (n.) A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See Lotus (b).
Saengerfest (n.) A festival of singers; a German singing festival.
Safe (superl.) Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.