Sacrum (disambiguation)

Sacrum is the neuter form of the Latin adjective sacer, meaning "holy" or "sacred". It is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity.

Sacrum may also refer to:

  • Canticum Sacrum ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis is a 17-minute choral-orchestral piece composed in 1955 by Igor Stravinsky
  • O Sacrum Convivium is a Latin prose text honoring the Blessed Sacrament
  • Nomen sacrum means "sacred names" in Latin, and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early Greek language Holy Scripture
  • Annum sacrum is an encyclical of Pope Leo XIII
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