sacrum ī, n
sacer,
something consecrated, a holy thing, sacred vessel, sacred utensil, holy place,
sanctuary, temple
: sacrum qui clepsit rapsitque: metuens velut contingere
sacrum, H.: arma conici in acervum iussit
sacrumque id Volcano cremavit, L.: pyrā sacri sub imagine factā, O.: sacra ex aedibus suis eripuisse,
sacred vessels
: Iunonis sacra ferre, H.: cumque suis penetralia sacris, i. e.
the Penates
, O.—
A sacred act, religious rite, act of worship, sacrifice, religious service
: Graecum illud sacrum monstrare: neve initianto Graeco
sacro,
according to the Grecian rites
: Cereris sacrum Volgare arcanae, H.:
pueri Sacra canunt,
sacred songs
, V.: sacris pontifices quinque praefecit: sacra
diis aliis Albano ritu facit, L.: Orphica,
festival
: Bacchica, O.: Arcana sacra, H.—Plur,
divine worship, religion
: Sabinos in civitatem ascivit, sacris communicatis: religio
sacrorum.—
Private religious rites, gentile rites, family worship
(peculiar to a gens or family, and preserved by tradition): sacra privata
perpetua manento: gentilicia, L.: amissis sacris paternis:
iugalia,
marriage solemnities
, O.—
A secret, mystery
: mihi iam puero caelestia sacra placebant,
poetic inspiration
, O.: Sacra tori, O.