Meanings
adjectivesacral (comparative more sacral, superlative most sacral)
comparative more sacral · superlative most sacral
- anatomyOf the sacrum.
- Sacred.
An old site with sacral connotations.
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 8771 more example
Compromise is awkward when religion is involved, and the several South Asian writing systems are considered sacral.
2005, Richard Oliver Collin, Revolutionary scripts: the politics of writing systems
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to sacred rites
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Origin
From Modern Latin sacrālis, from Latin sacrum (“sacred, holy”) + -ālis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian на кръста, обреден
- на кръста (na krăsta)(anatomy) of the sacrum
- обреден (obreden)sacred
Catalan sacre
- sacre(anatomy) of the sacrum
Czech křížový
- křížový(anatomy) of the sacrum
French sacral, sacral
- sacral(anatomy) of the sacrum
- sacralsacred
German Kreuzbein-, sakral
- Kreuzbein-(anatomy) of the sacrum
- sakral(anatomy) of the sacrum
- sakralsacred
Hungarian keresztcsonti, szakrális
- keresztcsonti(anatomy) of the sacrum
- szakrálissacred
Icelandic spjald-, spjaldbeins-
- spjald-(anatomy) of the sacrum
- spjaldbeins-(anatomy) of the sacrum
- spjaldhryggjar-(anatomy) of the sacrum
- krossliðs-(anatomy) of the sacrum
Indonesian sakral
- sakralsacred
Italian sacrale
- sacrale(anatomy) of the sacrum
Polish krzyżowy, sakralny
- krzyżowy(anatomy) of the sacrum
- sakralnysacred
Russian крестцо́вый, сакра́льный
- крестцо́вый (krestcóvyj)(anatomy) of the sacrum
- сакра́льный (sakrálʹnyj)(anatomy) of the sacrum
- сакра́льный (sakrálʹnyj)sacred
Spanish sacro, sacral
- sacro(anatomy) of the sacrum
- sacralsacred
Ukrainian крижо́ви́й, сакра́льний
- крижо́ви́й (kryžóvýj)(anatomy) of the sacrum
- сакра́льний (sakrálʹnyj)sacred
- обрядо́вий (obrjadóvyj)sacred
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sacral
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Cite this entry
APA
sacral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacral
MLA
“sacral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacral. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacral.
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