noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/seɪkɹəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
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noun
Meaning 1
The endowment of something with sacred qualities; making sacred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sacral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sacralize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sacralization From sacralize + -ation.
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Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Icelandic:
spjaldliðun
— developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra
Spanish:
sacralización
— developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra