See Also: sacral(2)(dictionary)
sacral(1)(dictionary)
sacral(medicine)
sacral hiatus(medicine)
sacral horns(medicine)
sacral index(medicine)
sacral nerves(medicine)
sacral plexus(medicine)
sacral promontory(medicine)
sacral region(medicine)

sacral(2) (iou)



sacral adjective2. L19.
[from Latin sacrum sacred thing, rite, etc., use as noun of neut. sing. of sacer sacred + -AL1.]
Chiefly Anthropology. Of or pertaining to a sacred rite or rites; having a sacred purpose or significance.
sacrality [-'kral-] noun sacral character or quality M20.
sacrali'zation noun the action or an act of endowing a thing with sacred significance, esp. through ritual E20.
sacralize verb trans. endow with sacred significance, esp. through ritual E20.