Also means
holy
Usage Note
Sagrado applies to people, places, texts, and concepts regarded as divinely set apart (la Biblia sagrada, tierra sagrada). It also appears idiomatically to mean something inviolable: su tiempo libre es sagrado ('his free time is sacred'). Modern usage prefers lugar sagrado or santuario for a holy place.
Examples
"Visitamos un templo sagrado."
Natural Translation
We visited a sacred temple.

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