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Sacred Pronunciation
Sacred is pronounced SAY-kruhd, IPA /ˈseɪkrəd/.
SAY-kruhd
US /ˈseɪkrəd/ · UK /ˈseɪkrəd/
Syllables: SAY · kruhd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Holy, or treated as too important to be disturbed.
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Sacred in a Sentence
- The grove is sacred to the local community.
- Sunday lunch is sacred in that house.
- They sang sacred music in Latin.
Common Mispronunciations of Sacred
Not SAKD
This is not the past tense of sack. The -ed here is its own syllable, so the word has two beats, and the first vowel is long.
Not suh-KRED
The load sits on SAY at the front. Pushing it back gives something like the surname Sacred read as a French borrowing.
Tip: Two syllables, SAY then kruhd. Wicked, naked, and rugged keep the -ed syllable the same way.
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