sagradas

Sagradas is the feminine plural form of the adjective sagrado, used in Spanish and Portuguese to describe nouns that are considered holy or sacred. It agrees in gender and number with feminine plural nouns, such as "lugares sagrados" or "cosas sagradas." The word derives from Latin roots meaning holy or consecrated, and its usage spans religious, cultural, and literary contexts.

In practice, sagradas appears in phrases referring to objects, places, texts, or concepts regarded with reverence. Common combinations include "lugares sagrados" (sacred places), "objetos sagrados" (sacred objects), and "textos sagrados" (sacred texts). A frequently encountered fixed expression is "las Sagradas Escrituras," the Holy Scriptures, where the adjective is capitalized as part of a formal title.

Usage notes: sagradas is contrasted with sagrados (masculine plural) and sagrada (feminine singular). Capitalization rules follow standard conventions: when the phrase forms part of a proper name or title, both words may be capitalized (as in Sagradas Escrituras); otherwise, the word is typically lowercase. The term is used across Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, and other traditions to signify reverence, devotion, or ritual importance attached to a person, place, object, or text.

In addition to liturgical contexts, sagradas can appear metaphorically to describe something deemed inviolable or morally binding, as in a "norma sagrada" or "juramento sagrado."