sacra [ˈsækrə]
sacra [sah’-crah]
noun
1Each of the three tablets on the altar, which the priest, in saying mass, may read without opening the missal. (f)
adjective
1Holy, sacred.
verb
2SAGRADO.
- Fuego sacro -> St
- Hueso sacro -> the sacrum
Anthony’s fire.
SACRA
Founded in 1984, SACRA, or the Sindicato de Amas de Casa de la República Argentina, was the world's first trade union for housewives. One of its main aims has been to redefine housework as employment and to obtain for its members the salaries, pensions and health benefits traditionally associated with union membership. It has developed an educational programme designed to improve women's job opportunities, organized cheap holidays for housewives and obtained free medical treatment for its members. While union membership has allowed thousands of women to take part in public affairs, critics believe that the idea that housewives should have salaries simply reaffirms the stereotypical view that women function best in the home and, in the long run, may encourage non-participation outside.
SACRASindicato de Amas de Casa de la República ArgentinaCollins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
