sacer

The word translated "swarms of flies" most probably denotes the great Egyptian beetle, Scarabaeus sacer, which is constantly represented in their sculptures.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

Sacrifice comes from the Latin sacer, from which we derive the word "sacred."

Rabbi Josh Feigelson: What Would You Sacrifice To Repair The World? Rabbi Josh Feigelson 2012

Sacrifice comes from the Latin sacer, from which we derive the word "sacred."

Rabbi Josh Feigelson: What Would You Sacrifice To Repair The World? Rabbi Josh Feigelson 2012

The next one is going to be called Horny Stepmoms and the Rise of the Homo sacer.

Today I Stood Tall Before the Man 2010

Sola digna tu fuisti ferre saeculi pretium, atque portum praeparare nauta mundo naufrago, quem sacer cruor perunxit, fusus Agni corpore.

Archive 2009-04-01 bls 2009

Sola digna tu fuisti ferre saeculi pretium, atque portum praeparare nauta mundo naufrago, quem sacer cruor perunxit, fusus Agni corpore.

Sing, my tongue bls 2009

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr -, sacer + facere to make -- more at DO

McCain Apologizes For Saying American Lives "Wasted" 2009

Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Anglo-French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacr-, sacer sacred; akin to Latin sancire to make sacred, Hittite šaklāi- rite

LDS Temple Ceremony goes Prime Time. | Mind on Fire 2009

It seems definite, on the other hand, that the Missa Sine nomine was composed for King Ferdinand, a supposition encouraged by the distich found at the head of this mass in the Verona manuscript: “Ferdinande sacer inter divos referende cantica tinctoris suscipe parva tui” “O Ferdinand, saintly enough to be counted amongst the gods, accept these little compositions by Tinctoris”.

Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium: sacer, sacred; see SACRED + facere, to make.]

A Few (?) Thoughts About Samhain and Sacrifice 2008