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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sāʹcred, a. p. 1161Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service…Sāʹcred·ly, adv. p. 1161In a sacred manner; with reverence; religiously; as, to observe the Sabbath sacredly. 2. Inviolably; strictly; as, to observe one’s word sacredly; a secret to be sacredly kept.Sā'cred-ness, n. p. 1161The state of being sacred, or consecrated to God, to his worship, or to religious uses; holiness; sanctity; as, the sacredness of the sanctuary, or of the Sabbath. 2. Inviolableness; as, the…Sa·crif'ie or Sa·crif'ie·al, a. p. 1161Employed in sacrifice. Johnson.Sa-crĭf'ie-a-ble, a. p. 1161Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [Obs.] Browne.Sa-crif'i-ci-ant, n. p. 1161One who offers a sacrifice. [Obs.]Săc′ri-fi-cā′tor, n. p. 1161A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice. [Obs.] Browne.Sa-crif'i-e-a-to-ry, a. p. 1161Offering sacrifice. [Obs.] Sherwood.Săc'ri-fice, v. t. p. 1161To make an offering of; to consecrate or present, by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token of acknowledgment or thanksgiving, to some divinity; to immolate on the altar of God, either as an…Săc'ri-fīce, v. i. p. 1162To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar. O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen To that meek man who well had sacrificed. Milton.Sāc'ri-fīce, n. p. 1162The offering of any thing to God or to a god; consecratory rite. Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud To Dagon. Milton. 2. Any thing consecrated and offered to a divinity; an immolated victim…Sāc'rī-fīc'er, n. p. 1162One who sacrifices or immolates.Săc'ri-fi'cial, a. p. 1162Relating to, concerned with, or consisting in, sacrifice; performing sacrifice; included in sacrifice. “Sacrificial rites.” Bp. Taylor.Săc'ri-lē'ge, n. p. 1162The 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. And the hid treasures in…Săc'ri-lē'giŏus, a. p. 1162Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious. “Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.” Pope.Săc'rī-lē'gious-ly, adv. p. 1162In a sacrilegious manner; with sacrilege; in violation of sacred things; as, sacrilegiously invading the property of a church.Săc'ri-lē'ġioŭs-ness, n. p. 1162The quality of being sacrilegious; disposition to sacrilege.Săc'ri-lē'ġist, n. p. 1162One who is guilty of sacrilege.Sā'cring, a. p. 1162Consecrating.Sā'cring-bĕll, n. p. 1162A small bell used in the Roman Catholic church to call attention to the more solemn parts of the service of the mass; — called also saint's bell, or mass bell.Sā'erist, n. p. 1162A person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books; a sacristan. Busby.Săc'rist-an, n. p. 1162An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables of the church; a sexton.Săc'rist-y, n. p. 1162An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, &c., are kept; vestry.Săc'ro-sānct, a. p. 1162Sacred; inviolable. [Obs.]Sā'crum, n. p. 1162(Anat.) The bone which forms the posterior part of the pelvis. It is triangular in form.Sād, a. p. 1162Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs.] “His hand more sad than lump of lead.” Spencer. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer. 2. Heavy; dull; grave; dark; — said of colors.…Sād, v. t. p. 1162To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it saddled the minister's spirits! H. Peters.Sād'dā, n. p. 1162A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zendavesta, or sacred books.Săd'den, v. t. p. 1162To make sad; as, (a.) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] “Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.” Mortimer. (b.) To make dark-colored, as cloth. [Obs.]…Săd'den, v. i. p. 1162To become, or be made, sad.Sād'der, n. p. 1162The same as SADDA.Sād'dle, n. p. 1162A seat to be placed on a horse's back for the rider to sit on. 2. Hence, something resembling a saddle in form, use, or the like; as, (a.) A piece of meat containing a part of the back-bone of an…Sād'dle, v. t. p. 1162To put a saddle upon. Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his ass. Gen. xxii. 3. 2. Hence, to fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to be saddled with the expense of…Sād'dle-băcked, a. p. 1162Shaped like a saddle; having a low back and an elevated neck and head, as a horse.Sād'dle-bāgs, n. pl. p. 1162Bags, usually of leather, united by straps, for transportation on horseback, one bag being placed on each side.Săd'dle-bār, n. p. 1162(Arch.) One of the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured. Oxf. Gloss.Sād'dle-bōw, n. p. 1162The bow or arch in front of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.Săd'dle-clōth, n. p. 1162A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; the housing.Săd'dle-gall, n. p. 1162(Far.) A sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle.Săd'dle-gīrth, n. p. 1162A band passing around the body of a horse, to hold the saddle in its place.Săd'dle-hŏrse, n. p. 1162A horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle.Sād'dler, n. p. 1162One whose occupation is to make saddles.Săd'dle-rōōf, n. p. 1162(Arch.) A roof having two gables. Oxf. Gloss.Săd'dler-y, n. p. 1162The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop. 2. The trade or employment of a saddler.Săd'dle-shāped, a. p. 1162Shaped like a saddle; as, (a.) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow. (b.) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top…Săd'dle-tree, n. p. 1162The frame of a saddle.Sād'/du-ceā'ic, a. p. 1162Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings or objections.Sād'du-cē'an, a. p. 1162Of, or pertaining to, the Sadducees.Săd'du-cee, n. p. 1162One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels.Sād'du-cēe'ism or Sād'du-cīsm, n. p. 1162The tenets of the Sadducees.Säd'du-cīze, v. i. p. 1162To adopt the principles of the Sadducees; as, Sadduceizing Christians. Atterbury.Säd'-ī'ron, n. p. 1162An instrument for smoothing or ironing clothes; a flat iron.Sād'ly, adv. p. 1162In a sad manner; darkly; gloomily; sorrowfully. He sadly suffers in their grief. Dryden. 2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.] To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we lost her…Săd'ness, n. p. 1162The state or quality of being sad; heaviness; dullness; seriousness; gloominess; especially, sorrowfulness; mournfulness; dejection. Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial visages. Milton.…Sādr, n. p. 1162(Bot.) A plant of the genus Zizyphus (Z. lotus);—so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food.Sāfe, a. p. 1162Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. “Established in a safe, unenvied…Sāfe, n. p. 1162A place for safety; specifically, a fire-proof chest or closet for containing money, valuable papers, or the like; a chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals. 2. A chest or…Sāfe, v. t. p. 1162To render safe. [Obs.] You safed the bringer Out of the host. Shak.Sāfe'-cŏn'duct, n. p. 1162That which gives a safe passage; either a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy’s country or a foreign country; or a writing, a pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him…Sāfe'-con-dūct', v. t. p. 1162To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [Obs. or rare.] He him by all the bonds of love besought To safe-conduct his love. Spencer.