sacré — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bigtime adj Important, prominent, or operating on a large scale.
- blooming adj Currently flowering; producing blossoms.
- doggone adj Used as a mild, old-fashioned way of expressing annoyance, similar to "damned."
- goddamn intj An exclamation used to express anger, shock, frustration, or strong excitement.
- holy adj Regarded as sacred or dedicated to a god or religious purpose.
- ineffable adj Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
- sacred adj Regarded as holy and worthy of deep religious reverence.
- unholy adj Not holy; wicked, evil, or sacrilegious.
Senses
sacré is used for these senses in English:
- big fat (idiomatic, pejorative) Complete, utter, total.
- bigtime Of major significance or importance.
- blooming (British, AU, dated) A euphemism for the intensifier bloody.
- goddamn (vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.
- hell of a (colloquial, or, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.
- holy Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- ineffable Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.
- sacred Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
bigtime — full definition
- adj Important, prominent, or operating on a large scale.
- adv To a considerable or noticeable degree.
blooming — full definition
- adj Currently flowering; producing blossoms.
- adj Thriving; full of health and vigour.
- adj (British, informal) A mild intensifier used instead of a stronger swear word.