sanctity
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sanc·ti·ty
(săngk′tĭ-tē)n. pl. sanc·ti·ties
1. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.
2. The quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability.
3. Something considered sacred.
[Middle English saunctite, from Old French sainctite, from Latin sānctitās, from sānctus, sacred; see sanctify.]
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sanctity
(ˈsæŋktɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the condition of being sanctified; holiness
2. anything regarded as sanctified or holy
3. the condition of being inviolable; sacredness: the sanctity of marriage.
[C14: from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy]
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sanc•ti•ty
(ˈsæŋk tɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
2. sacred or hallowed character.
3. a sacred thing.
[1350–1400; Middle English saun(c)tite (< Old French sain(c)teté) < Latin sānctitās holiness]
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Noun | 1. | sanctity - the quality of being holy quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare sacredness - the quality of being sacred |
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sanctity
noun sacredness, inviolability, inalienability, hallowedness, sacrosanctness the sanctity of human life
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sanctity
noun1. The quality of being holy or sacred:
2. The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation:
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sanctity
n → Heiligkeit f; (of rights) → Unantastbarkeit f; a man of great sanctity → ein sehr heiliger Mann; the sanctity of (human) life → die Unantastbarkeit des (menschlichen) Lebens
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