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священный

holy

Meaning of священный

connected with God or religion

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Russian[svʲɪˈɕːenːɨj]
holy
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священный with English translation

священный usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

This is a holy book for many people.

Для многих людей это священная книга.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They entered the holy temple quietly.

Они тихо вошли в священный храм.

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священный belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

священныйholy
рубленыйchopped
приготовленныйcooked
замороженныйfrozen
сыройraw
солёныйsalty
нарезанный ломтикамиsliced

священный synonyms

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What's the difference between священный / святой / божественный / религиозный

🇷🇺Russian
священный

holy — connected with God or religion

B1Often

This is a holy book for many people.

Для многих людей это священная книга.

С
🇷🇺Russian
священный

The closest and most general equivalent of “holy”; means connected with God, religion, or having special spiritual value.

B1Very Often

This is a holy temple for the local people.

Это священный храм для местных жителей.

С
🇷🇺Russian
святой

Usually used about a person considered righteous or canonized; also about something especially revered in religion.

B1Often

The church keeps the relics of a saint.

В церкви хранятся мощи святого.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
божественный

More literary and figurative: emphasizes a connection with God or something extremely elevated, almost heavenly.

B1Rarely

He spoke about the divine beauty of the world.

Он говорил о божественной красоте мира.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
религиозный

Not a perfect synonym: means related to religion in general, but not necessarily sacred or holy.

B1Very Often

This is a religious holiday, not a public one.

Это религиозный праздник, а не государственный.

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How to pronounce священный and what this word means

священный translation: holy. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce священный

[svʲɪˈɕːenːɨj]

священный translation

holy

священный examples

This is a holy book for many people.

священный transcription

[svʲɪˈɕːenːɨj]

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священный meaning: what does it mean?

имеющий отношение к Богу или религии

священный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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This is a holy book for many people. Translation: Для многих людей это священная книга.

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