sanctity

  • 21sanctity — [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… …

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  • 22Sanctity (Mark of the Church) —     Sanctity (Mark of the Church)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sanctity (Mark of the Church)     The term sanctity is employed in somewhat different senses in relation to God, to individual men, and to a corporate body. As applied to God it… …

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  • 23Sanctity (disambiguation) — Sanctity may refer to:* Sanctity (band), a heavy metal band from Asheville, North Carolina * Inviolability or the sanctity of life, the idea that life is sacred * Madame Sanctity, a Marvel Comics character …

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  • 24Sanctity (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Sanctity Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Asheville, North Carolina Genre = heavy metalcite web|last=Sharpe Young|first=Garry|title=Rockdetector… …

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  • 25Sanctity of Life Act — The Sanctity of Life Act is a bill initially introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Ron Paul (R TX) with five co sponsors on February 10, 2005.ummary of billThe Act declares that: (1) human life shall be deemed …

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  • 26Sanctity of Brothers — Song infobox Name = Sanctity Of Brothers Artist = Unearth Album = Released = August 8, 2006 Recorded = Studio X, Seattle, Washington Genre = Metalcore Length = 3:28 Label = Metal Blade Records Producer = Terry Date Unearth prev = March of the… …

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  • 27sanctity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English saunctite, from Anglo French sainteté, from Latin sanctitat , sanctitas, from sanctus sacred Date: 14th century 1. holiness of life and character ; godliness 2. a. the quality or state of being holy or …

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  • 28sanctity — noun a) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness b) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability …

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  • 29sanctity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sanctification, sacredness, piety; see holiness 2 , virtue 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. holiness, sacredness, saintliness, godliness, inviolability, spirituality, righteousness, piety, purity. ANT.: wickedness,… …

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  • 30sanctity — sanc·ti·ty || sæŋktÉ™tɪ n. holiness, saintliness; holy item, something sacred …

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