sanctity

sanctity
UK [ˈsæŋktətɪ] / US noun [uncountable]
1) the special importance that some things have, especially traditional institutions

He believed in Christian values and the sanctity of marriage.

2) the quality of being holy or of having special religious importance

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  • sanctity — ► NOUN (pl. sanctities) 1) holiness; saintliness. 2) ultimate importance and inviolability: the sanctity of human life. ORIGIN Old French sainctite, from Latin sanctus holy …   English terms dictionary

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  • sanctity — [n] holiness asceticism, blessedness, consecration, devotion, devoutness, divineness, divinity, faith, godliness, goodness, grace, hallowedness, inviolability, mercy, piety, purity, religiousness, reverence, righteousness, sacredness, saintliness …   New thesaurus

  • sanctity — [saŋk′tə tē] n. pl. sanctities [L sanctitas < sanctus (see SAINT) + itas, ITY] 1. saintliness or holiness 2. the fact of being sacred or inviolable 3. anything held sacred …   English World dictionary

  • sanctity — sanc|ti|ty [ˈsæŋktıti] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: saincteté, from Latin sanctitas, from sanctus; SAINT] 1.) the sanctity of life/marriage etc the quality that makes life, marriage etc so important that it must be respected and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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