sacramental manduction
1: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" [syn: {Communion}, {Holy Communion}, {manduction}]
sacramental oil
1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: {chrism}, {chrisom}, {holy oil}]
Sacramento
1: a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California [syn: {capital of California}]
Sacramento River
1: a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay
Sacramento sturgeon
1: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific sturgeon}, {white sturgeon}, {Acipenser transmontanus}]
sacred
1: concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" [ant: {profane}] 2: worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling" 3: made...
Sacred College
1: (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes [syn: {College of Cardinals}]
sacred cow
1: a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism
sacred fig
1: fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa...
sacred ibis
1: African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: {Threskiornis aethiopica}]
sacred lotus
1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {Indian lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]
sacred mushroom
1: the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {magic mushroom}]
sacred scripture
1: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group [syn: {scripture}]
sacred text
1: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: {sacred writing}, {religious writing}, {religious text}]
Sacred Trinity
1: the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Holy Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity}]
sacred writing
1: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: {sacred text}, {religious writing}, {religious text}]
sacredly
1: by religion; "religiously inspired art" [syn: {religiously}]
sacrifice
1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeit}, {forfeiture}] 2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost...
sacrifice operation
1: killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {suicide mission}, {martyr operation}]
sacrificeable
1: may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective
sacrificer
1: a religious person who offers up a sacrifice
sacrificial
1: used in or connected with a sacrifice; "sacrificial lamb"
sacrilege
1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: {profanation}, {desecration}, {blasphemy}]
sacrilegious
1: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" [syn: {blasphemo...
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sacristan
1: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects [syn: {sexton}]
sacristy
1: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held [syn: {vestry}]
sacrosanct
1: must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolable}, {inviolate}]
sacrum
1: wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx [also: {sacra} (pl)]
sad
1: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossett...
sad sack
1: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]
Sadat
1: Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: {Anwar Sadat}, {Anwar el-Sadat}]
Saddam
1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]
Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti
1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}]
Saddam Hussein
1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]
Saddam's Martyrs
1: a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents [syn: {Fedayeen Saddam}]
sadden
1: make unhappy; `The news of her death saddened me' [ant: {gladden}] 2: come to feel sad [ant: {gladden}]
saddening
1: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressing}, {depressive}, {gloomy}]
saddhu
1: (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man [syn: {sadhu}]
saddle
1: a seat for the rider of a horse 2: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) [syn: {saddleback}] 3: cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part o...
saddle blanket
1: stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle [syn: {saddlecloth}, {horse blanket}]
saddle block anaesthesia
1: the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord [syn: {saddle block anesthesia}]
saddle block anesthesia
1: the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord [syn: {saddle block anaesthesia}]
saddle feather
1: a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl [syn: {saddle hackle}]
saddle hackle
1: a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl [syn: {saddle feather}]
saddle horn
1: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) [syn: {horn}]
saddle horse
1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {riding horse}, {mount}]
saddle oxford
1: an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle shoe}]
saddle oyster
1: thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched [syn: {Anomia ephippium}]
saddle roof
1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {gable roof}, {saddleback}, {saddleback roof}]
saddle shoe
1: an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle oxford}]
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