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sab·o·teur noun : a person who practices sabotage

sac noun : a pouch in an animal or plant often containing a fluid

SAC abbreviation Strategic Air Command

sac·cha·rin noun : a white crystalline compound used as an artificial calorie-free sweetener

sac·cha·rine adjective : nauseatingly sweet <~ poetry>

Synonyms

corny, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary—more at CORNY

sac·er·do·tal adjective : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : PRIESTLY

Synonyms

clerical, ministerial, pastoral, priestly—more at CLERICAL

sac·er·do·tal·ism noun : a religious belief emphasizing the powers of priests as essential mediators between God and man

sa·chem noun [ORIGIN: Narragansett sâchim]

: a No. American Indian chief

sa·chet noun [ORIGIN: MF, fr. OF, dim. of sac bag]

: a small bag filled with perfumed powder for scenting clothes

1sack noun 1 : a usu. rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper or burlap)

2 : a loose jacket or short coat

2sack verb : to dismiss esp. summarily : FIRE

Synonyms

cashier, dismiss, fire, remove, retire—more at DISMISS

3sack noun [ORIGIN: modif. of MF sec dry, fr. L siccus]

: a white wine popular in England in the 16th and 17th centuries

4sack verb : to plunder a captured town

Synonyms

despoil, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, ransack, strip—more at RANSACK

sack·cloth noun : a rough garment worn as a sign of penitence

sac·ra·ment noun 1 : a formal religious act or rite; especially : one (as baptism or the Eucharist) held to have been instituted by Christ

2 : the elements of the Eucharist

— sac·ra·men·tal adjective

sa·cred adjective 1 : set apart for the service or worship of deity

2 : devoted exclusively to one service or use

3 : worthy of veneration or reverence

4 : of or relating to religion : RELIGIOUS

— sa·cred·ly adverb

— sa·cred·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] blessed, hallowed, holy, sacrosanct, sanctified—more at HOLY

[3] holy, inviolable, sacrosanct, untouchable; also inviolate, pure; privileged, protected, shielded; exempt, immune

[4] devotional, religious, spiritual—more at RELIGIOUS

sacred cow noun : one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism

1sacrifice noun 1 : the offering of something precious to deity

2 : something offered in sacrifice

3 : LOSS, DEPRIVATION

4 : a bunt allowing a base runner to advance while the batter is put out; also : a fly ball allowing a runner to score after the catch

— sac·ri·fi·cial adjective

— sac·ri·fi·cial·ly adverb

Synonyms

victim; also holocaust; contribution, donation

2sacrifice verb -ficed; -fic·ing 1 : to offer up or kill as a sacrifice

2 : to accept the loss or destruction of for an end, cause, or ideal

3 : to make a sacrifice in baseball

Synonyms

offer; also consecrate, dedicate, devote; give, surrender, yield

sac·ri·lege noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OF, fr. L sacrilegium, fr. sacrilegus one who steals sacred things, fr. sacr-, sacer sacred + legere to gather, steal]

1 : violation of something consecrated to God

2 : gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing

Synonyms

[1, 2] blasphemy, defilement, desecration, impiety, irreverence—more at BLASPHEMY

sac·ri·le·gious adjective : committing sacrilege : characterized by or involving sacrilege

— sac·ri·le·gious·ly adverb

Synonyms

blasphemous, profane

sac·ris·tan noun 1 : a church officer in charge of the sacristy

2 : SEXTON

sac·ris·ty noun, plural -ties : VESTRY

sac·ro·il·i·ac noun : the joint between the upper part of the hipbone and the sacrum

sac·ro·sanct adjective 1 : most sacred or holy

2 : treated as if holy : immune from criticism

Synonyms

[1] blessed, hallowed, holy, sacred, sanctified—more at HOLY

[2] holy, inviolable, sacred, untouchable—more at SACRED

sa·crum noun, plural sa·cra : the part of the vertebral column that is directly connected with or forms a part of the pelvis and in humans consists of five fused vertebrae

sad adjective