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Sacer is an English word starting with the letter S. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

Rare word

Sacer in a sentence

Related words

Sacer | Sac | Sacs | Sacerdotal | Sacerdoti

Using Sacer

  • In the example corpus, sacer often appears in combinations such as: homo sacer.

Context around Sacer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

homo 3×

Often after:

sacra 1× mons 1×

Sentence patterns with Sacer

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and homo sacer are useful 1× as homo sacer 1× made homo sacer in a 1× sacer sacra sacrum 1× to the sacer mons this 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

guantanamo bay could 1× people were murdered 1× philosopher giorgio agamben 1× sacer sacra sacrum 1× the plebs once 1×

Common sentence endings:

as homo sacer 1× geography of violence 1× miserum keeps it 1× of bare life 1× the supreme god 1×

Words around Sacer

Just before it in the word index:

sacem 2 sace 8 sacd 8 saccule 4 saccs 2 saccos 10

Just after it in the word index:

sacerdotal 9 sacerdoti 2 saceur 5 sach 7 sacha 91 sachar 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Sacer

  • In this selection, "sacer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, homo, sacra and mons stand out and add context to how "sacer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and homo sacer are useful and as homo sacer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sacer" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sacer

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sacer, sacra, sacrum omits its e while miser, misera, miserum keeps it. (12 words)

People were murdered with impunity because it was no crime; Cambodians were made homo sacer in a condition of bare life. (21 words)

Philosopher Giorgio Agamben 's concepts of state of exception and homo sacer are useful to consider within a geography of violence. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Guantanamo Bay could also be said to represent the physicality of the state of exception in space, and can just as easily draw man as homo sacer. (27 words)

The plebs once again retreated to the Sacer Mons: this act besides recalling the first secession was meant to seek the protection of the supreme god. (26 words)

People were murdered with impunity because it was no crime; Cambodians were made homo sacer in a condition of bare life. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

Guantanamo Bay could also be said to represent the physicality of the state of exception in space, and can just as easily draw man as homo sacer.

People were murdered with impunity because it was no crime; Cambodians were made homo sacer in a condition of bare life.

Philosopher Giorgio Agamben 's concepts of state of exception and homo sacer are useful to consider within a geography of violence.

Sacer, sacra, sacrum omits its e while miser, misera, miserum keeps it.

The plebs once again retreated to the Sacer Mons: this act besides recalling the first secession was meant to seek the protection of the supreme god.

Common combinations with sacer

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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