SACRED

[adjective] - considered to be holy and deserving respect, esp. because of a connection with God or a godThey visited the sacred places of Islam.This box holds the sacred relics of a saint.They have occupied our land, stolen our freedom and violated everything we held sacred.This area is sacred to the Apaches.Sacred can also mean connected with religion.sacred musicsacred writingsSacred is sometimes also used to mean considered too important to be changed.His daily routine is absolutely sacred to him.(humorous) The cricketers wore blue, not their usual white - is nothing sacred?(disapproving) A sacred cow is a belief, custom, etc. that people support and do not question or criticize.They did not dare to challenge the sacred cow of parliamentary democracy.