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Sacrad
Sacrad comes from the Latin word "sacer" meaning "sacred," and the Latin word "ad" meaning "to." Put the two words together and you have "to sacred." The word sacred is used because the sacrum was considered a sacred (highly valued; holy) bone. Specifically, it was believed that the sacrum could not be destroyed and that it was the part of the body that would allow someone to rise from the dead.
In the direction of the sacrum, which is a large bone in the lower part of the spine that is shaped like a triangle. The sacrum consists of five vertebrae (bones that form an opening in which the spinal cord passes), known as S1 through S5.
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