sanctity

[ sangk-ti-tee ]

/ ˈsæŋk tɪ ti /

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noun, plural sanc·ti·ties.

holiness, saintliness, or godliness.

sacred or hallowed character: the inviolable sanctity of the temple.

a sacred thing.

Origin of sanctity

1350–1400; < Latin sānctitās holiness, equivalent to sānct- (see Sanctus) + -itās -ity; replacing Middle English sauntite < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM sanctity

non·sanc·ti·ty, noun, plural non·sanc·ti·ties. un·sanc·ti·ty, noun, plural un·sanc·ti·ties.

Words nearby sanctity

sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city, sanctuary lamp, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum

Example sentences from the Web for sanctity

It was only much later that I began to question his sanctity, and then to hate what he stood for.

How I Learned to Hate Robert E. Lee |Christopher Dickey |June 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As teenagers, we were taught about the sanctity of life with a graphic depiction of an aborted fetus.

Hope and Change in the Vatican |Jon Favreau |January 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
De Blasio cited the sanctity of the vote and said he did not have to answer.

The Wind Beneath de Blasio’s Wings |Michael Daly |November 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Its sanctity may have been grievously insulted by the High Court today, but that sanctity remains untouched.

Jewish Responses to the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Rulings |Sigal Samuel |June 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

“This is a man who is advocating the sanctity of life through and through,” Cameron said.

Kirk Cameron’s Controversies, ‘Growing Pains’ to Values Voter Summit |Kevin Fallon |September 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In their faces are signs of sanctity which every man honours.

The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science |Various
But we contended, that the sanctity of an act is to be deduced from the sanctity of the subjects for which it legislates.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844 |Various
Mark Twain knew how to estimate the sanctity of his own moral courage.

The Ordeal of Mark Twain |Van Wyck Brooks
The sanctity, the dignity, and the humility of a Christian soul.

The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal |Blaise Pascal
He died "full of days, eminent for sanctity, after having achieved many praiseworthy actions."

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans |Thomas Perkins

British Dictionary definitions for sanctity

sanctity

/ (ˈsæŋktɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being sanctified; holiness

anything regarded as sanctified or holy

the condition of being inviolable; sacredness the sanctity of marriage

Word Origin for sanctity

C14: from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy

Idioms and Phrases with sanctity

sanctity

see odor of sanctity.

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sanctity

noun, plural sanc·ti·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for sanctity

noun plural -ties

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sanctity

noun, plural sanc·ti·ties.

Origin of sanctity

OTHER WORDS FROM sanctity

Words nearby sanctity

Words related to sanctity

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