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Stage 1 of 4
sacer
Latin · ancient
"holy, consecrated"
holy, consecrated
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Stage 2 of 4
sacrare
Latin · ancient
"to consecrate, to make holy"
to consecrate, to make holy, from sacer
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Stage 3 of 4
sacrer
Old French · medieval
"to anoint or consecrate something"
carried into French for anointing or consecrating something
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Stage 4 of 4
sacred
English · 1300s
"regarded as holy and deserving great reverence"
settled as the English word for something regarded as holy and deserving reverence
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