sanctity
11sanctity — 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… …
12sanctity — noun (U) 1 the sanctity of life/marriage etc the quality that makes life, marriage etc so important that it must be respected and preserved: the sanctity of the Constitution 2 formal the holy or religious character of a person or place: an aura… …
13sanctity — [[t]sæ̱ŋktɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft the N of n If you talk about the sanctity of something, you mean that it is very important and must be treated with respect. ...the sanctity of human life …
14sanctity — noun 1) the sanctity of St. Francis Syn: holiness, godliness, blessedness, saintliness, spirituality, piety, piousness, devoutness, righteousness, goodness, virtue, purity; formal sanctitude 2) the sanctity of the family meal Syn …
15sanctity — /sangk ti tee/, n., pl. sanctities. 1. holiness, saintliness, or godliness. 2. sacred or hallowed character: the inviolable sanctity of the temple. 3. a sacred thing. [1350 1400; < L sanctitas holiness, equiv. to sanct (see SANCTUS) + itas ITY; r …
16sanctity — Synonyms and related words: Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, angelicalness, beauty of holiness, dedication, devotion, divinity, fear of God, godlikeness, godliness, godly mindedness, goodness, grace, heavenliness, heavenly mindedness,… …
17sanctity — sanc|ti|ty [ sæŋktəti ] noun uncount 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… …
18sanctity — [14] Latin sanctus ‘holy’ (source of English saint) originated as the past participle of sancīre ‘consecrate’, a verb derived from the same base that produced sacer ‘sacred’ (source of English sacred, sacrifice, etc). Amongst its derivatives to… …
19sanctity — 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… …
20sanctity — /ˈsæŋktəti / (say sangktuhtee) noun (plural sanctities) 1. holiness, saintliness, or godliness. 2. sacred or hallowed character: inviolable sanctity of the temple. 3. a sacred thing. {Latin sanctitas; replacing Middle English saintite, from Old… …
