Sacrum (disambiguation)

Sacrum may refer to :

Anatomy

• The sacrum is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity, where it is inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones.
• The base of the sacrum, which is broad and expanded, is directed upward and forward.
• The ala of sacrum is a large triangular surface, which supports the Psoas major and the lumbosacral trunk, and in the articulated pelvis is continuous with the iliac fossa.
• The pelvic surface of sacrum is concave from above downward, and slightly so from side to side.
• The dorsal surface of sacrum is convex and narrower than the pelvic.
• The lateral surface of sacrum is broad above, but narrowed into a thin edge below.
• The sacral nerves arise from the spinal cord at the level of the sacrum.

Religion

The Latin adjective sacer, sacra, sacrum means "sacred" or "holy", as in:

• 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.

Music

• Sacrum - Progressive Metal band from Argentina

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