{Society of the Sacred Heart} (R.C. Ch.), a religious order
of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826.
It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the
order devote themselves to the higher branches of female
education.
{Sacred baboon}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Hamadryas}.
{Sacred bean} (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus ({Nelumbo
speciosa} or {Nelumbium speciosum}), a plant resembling a
water lily; also, the plant itself. See {Lotus}.
{Sacred beetle} (Zo["o]l.) See {Scarab}.
{Sacred canon}. See {Canon}, n., 3.
{Sacred fish} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
fresh-water African fishes of the family {Mormyrid[ae]}.
Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered
sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially {Mormyrus
oxyrhynchus}.
{Sacred monkey}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus {Semnopithecus},
regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the
entellus. See {Entellus}.
(b) The sacred baboon. See {Hamadryas}.
(c) The bhunder, or rhesus monkey.
{Sacred place} (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person
is buried.
Syn: Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted;
religious; venerable; reverend. -- {Sa"cred*ly}, adv. --
{Sa"cred*ness}, n.