神聖(しんせい)な

しんせいな
na-adjective
holy; sacred; divine
descriptive
1. holy; sacred; divine; sanctified
Describes something revered as spiritually pure or worthy of deep religious respect. Used for places, rituals, objects, and abstract concepts.
ここは神聖(しんせい)な場所(ばしょ)です。
This is a sacred place.
神聖(しんせい)な儀式(ぎしき)が行(おこな)われた。
A sacred ceremony was held.
この山(やま)は古(ふる)くから神聖(しんせい)な場所(ばしょ)として人々(ひとびと)に崇(あが)められてきた。
This mountain has been revered by people as a sacred place since ancient times.

神聖(しんせい) is a na-adjective combining 神(しん) (god, divine) + 聖(せい) (holy). It describes things revered as spiritually pure.

Forms

  • 神聖(しんせい)な + noun: sacred (modifier)
  • 神聖(しんせい)だ: is sacred (predicate)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 聖(せい)なる: holy, sacred — more literary and poetic
  • 崇高(すうこう): sublime, lofty — emphasizes elevated spiritual quality
  • 神聖(しんせい) is also used figuratively for things treated with deep respect

Related Words

Compare: 崇高(すうこう) (sublime, lofty)
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Added 2026.3.24 18:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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