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sanctity
[ sangk-ti-tee ]
noun
- holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- sacred or hallowed character:
the inviolable sanctity of the temple.
- a sacred thing.
sanctity
/ ˈæŋɪɪ /
noun
- the condition of being sanctified; holiness
- anything regarded as sanctified or holy
- the condition of being inviolable; sacredness
the sanctity of marriage
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·Գt·ٲ noun plural nonsanctities
- ܲ·Գt·ٲ noun plural unsanctities
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sanctity1
Idioms and Phrases
see odor of sanctity .Example Sentences
An opera disguised as an oratorio to get around the church’s ban on profane opera, the impolitic work about past and present is formed as the conflict between extravagance and sanctity.
In upholding the sanctity of the spoken word, Fugard took his place in the oral tradition of Homer.
Its abstracted scenario is a kind of back to the basics, expressing the sanctity of home, devotion and nature.
Anyone who hopes to preserve the sanctity of the civil-military ideal would do well to circle the wagons of law and constitutionalism and man the ramparts of institutional self-preservation.
“This could be seen as part of a return to tradition, but more so an emphasis on purity and the sanctity of the body.”
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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