Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Sacred, such as must be kept holy, entitled to awe and veneration: Lucr. 1172. Compl. 260. Wiv. IV, 4, 59. V, 5, 61. Meas. IV, 3, 149. V, 410. Merch. I, 3, 49. As II, 7, 123. Wint. II, 1, 183. II, 3, 84. III, 3, 7. V, 3, 122. John III, 1, 229. H6A I, 2, 114. IV, 1, 40. H6B I, 3, 61. Tit. I, 92. Tit. I, 92 II, 1, 120 (our empress with her s. wit to villany and vengeance consecrate; Aaron's speech). Tim. I, 1, 82. Caes. III, 2, 138. Mcb. II, 4, 34. Hml. III, 2, 170. Lr. I, 1, 111. Oth. III, 3, 461. Ant. I, 3, 63. II, 2, 85. Per. V, 1, 74. Epithet of royalty: serving with looks his (the sun's) “s. majesty,” Sonn. 7, 4. “justice, most s. duke,” Err. V, 133. “O my most s. lady,” Wint. I, 2, 76. “whose person, so s. as it is,” V, 1, 172. “a s. king,” John III, 1, 148. “our s. blood,” R2 I, 1, 119. I, 2, 17. III, 3, 9. IV, 209. V, 2, 30. V, 6, 6. H5 I, 2, 7. H8 II, 4, 41. III, 2, 173. V, 5, 46. Troil. IV, 5, 134 “(thy mother, my s. aunt).” Per. I, 2, 33. Applied by enthusiastic lovers to the objects of their affection: “tan s. beauty,” Sonn. 115, 7. “no Valentine for s. Silvia,” Gent. III, 1, 211. “s. and sweet was all I saw in her,” Shr. I, 1, 181.