See also: sacré

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English sacren, sakeren (to make holy, hallow), from Old French sacrer (to hallow, consecrate, anoint, dedicate), from Latin sacrō (to make sacred, consecrate), from sacer (sacred, holy), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós (sacred), from *seh₂k- (to sanctify, to make a treaty).

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sacre (third-person singular simple present sacres, present participle sacring, simple past and past participle sacred)

  1. (obsolete) To consecrate.

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Noun

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sacre (plural sacres)

  1. Alternative form of saker (type of cannon)

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Borrowed from Latin sacrum.

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sacre (feminine sacra, masculine and feminine plural sacres)

  1. Synonym of sagrat
    el Sacre Imperi romanogermànicthe Holy Roman Empire

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French

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From sacrer.

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sacre m (plural sacres)

  1. coronation
  2. (Quebec, often in the plural) swear word, curse

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sacre

  1. inflection of sacrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.kre/
  • Rhymes: -akre
  • Hyphenation: sà‧cre

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sacre f pl

  1. feminine plural of sacro

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French sacree and sacre. Probably influenced by Old French sacré, past participle of Old French sacrer.

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sacrē

  1. sacred

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sacrē (plural sacres)

  1. A religious festival
  2. A consecration, especially the coronation of a monarch

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From Old French sacre, sagre.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːkrə/, /ˈsaːkər/

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sacre (plural sacres)

  1. A saker falcon, especially a female
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Romanian

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sacre f pl or n pl

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of sacru

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French sacré.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsakɾe/ [ˈsa.kɾe]
  • Rhymes: -akɾe
  • Syllabification: sa‧cre

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sacre m (plural sacres)

  1. (New Mexico) curse
    Synonym: maldición

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  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

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