as in sacred
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
sacral laws that have been passed down for generations
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Recent Examples of sacral
People with paraplegia can control their bladder through sacral nerve stimulation, facilitating communication between the bladder and brain.
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Caroline Barlott, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2015
The DoubleBlind merch section has some kitschy items, like vials of sacral balancing oil (sold out), but the brand ethos, by and large, is more do-good than Day-Glo.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
When Solomon uncovered the sacral platter there in the grimy pit of his backpack, what came to him—what flooded him—was an untamed surmise, though not without precedent: Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine had from the beginning been patronesses and intercessors for the friars.
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
When those fail to help, there is sacral neuromodulation (essentially a pacemaker for the bladder), PTNS (percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) which are weekly treatments with an acupuncture needle hooked up to gentle electrical stimulation, or even Botox.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
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Caroline Barlott, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2015
The DoubleBlind merch section has some kitschy items, like vials of sacral balancing oil (sold out), but the brand ethos, by and large, is more do-good than Day-Glo.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
When Solomon uncovered the sacral platter there in the grimy pit of his backpack, what came to him—what flooded him—was an untamed surmise, though not without precedent: Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine had from the beginning been patronesses and intercessors for the friars.
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
When those fail to help, there is sacral neuromodulation (essentially a pacemaker for the bladder), PTNS (percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) which are weekly treatments with an acupuncture needle hooked up to gentle electrical stimulation, or even Botox.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacral
Adjective
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But the performer invited to take on this onerous task nearly always agrees, because there is no platform like that one in this country—a great equalizer stage, a microcosm of all things sacred and profane.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Police reported the stampede occurred as hundreds of millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the festival.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Who knew that banning books, paying teachers pitiful salaries and threatening them with jail if they were caught with salacious book titles would be the holy grail of student success?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The government even organized helicopters to shower flower petals on the saints and seers taking a holy dip.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mardi Gras is truly a global phenomenon and every celebration is different, even if they are all tied to the liturgical calendar and the same principal of wild revelry.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
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Many of those who expressed the greatest outrage at these liturgical restrictions are part of or allied with camps on the Catholic right crusading against liberalism in secular society and government.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2024
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Trump supporters say that such policies – which the Education Department indirectly supported by expanding Title IX gender protections in 2024 to include discrimination based on gender identity – are at odds with parental school choice rights or, for some religious conservatives, the Bible.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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Rome allowed local religious authorities some measure of influence and control, and in this city, that was the Jewish council who oversaw religious life.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Sacral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacral. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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