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sacral

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈseɪkɹəl/
  • /ˈsækɹəl/
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  • rhymes with -ækɹəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of the sacrum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Sacred.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of the sacral bones that make up the sacrum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or near the sacrum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

of or relating to sacred rites

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sacral laws

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History

Etymology

From Modern Latin sacrālis, from Latin sacrum (“sacred, holy”) + -ālis.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: на кръста (na krǎsta) — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Catalan: sacre — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Czech: křížový — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • French: sacral — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Galician: sacro — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • German: Kreuzbein- — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • German: sakral — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Hungarian: keresztcsonti — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Icelandic: spjald- — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Icelandic: spjaldbeins- — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Icelandic: spjaldhryggjar- — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Icelandic: krossliðs- — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Italian: sacrale — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Occitan: sacral — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Polish: krzyżowy — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Russian: крестцо́вый (krestcóvyj) — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Russian: сакра́льный (sakrálʹnyj) — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Spanish: sacro — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Ukrainian: крижо́ви́й (kryžóvýj) — (anatomy) of the sacrum
  • Bulgarian: обреден (obreden) — sacred
  • French: sacral — sacred
  • Galician: sacro — sacred
  • German: sakral — sacred
  • Hungarian: szakrális — sacred
  • Indonesian: sakral — sacred
  • Occitan: sacral — sacred
  • Polish: sakralny — sacred
  • Russian: сакра́льный (sakrálʹnyj) — sacred
  • Spanish: sacral — sacred
  • Ukrainian: сакра́льний (sakrálʹnyj) — sacred
  • Ukrainian: обрядо́вий (obrjadóvyj) — sacred