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sacrosanct

[ sak-roh-sangkt ]

adjective

  1. extremely sacred or inviolable:

    a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.

  2. not to be entered or trespassed upon:

    She considered her home office sacrosanct.

  3. above or beyond criticism, change, or interference:

    a manuscript deemed sacrosanct.



sacrosanct

/ ˈsækrəʊˌsæŋkt /

adjective

  1. very sacred or holy; inviolable


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsacroˈsanctity, noun

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Other Words From

  • sacro·sancti·ty sacro·sanctness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sacrosanct1

First recorded in 1595–1605, sacrosanct is from Latin sacrō sānctus “made holy by sacred rite.” See sacred, saint

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sacrosanct1

C17: from Latin sacrōsanctus made holy by sacred rite, from sacrō by sacred rite, from sacer holy + sanctus, from sancīre to hallow

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Example Sentences

Do you worry about glorifying war, even inadvertently, by depicting it as something sacrosanct?

In America, equality of opportunity is—in theory—sacrosanct.

You can debate which cost-of-living adjustment is more accurate, but there is nothing sacrosanct about any given metric.

Israeli and Palestinians both view their national identities as sacrosanct and more important than anything else.

For many Americans, nothing is more sacrosanct than the Internet.

For the man who would think or study there was only one way of life, to become sacrosanct in the direct service of God.

As diplomatic envoys are sacrosanct, the principle of their inviolability is generally recognised.

At the same time, while assigning the physician his post, Hippocrates would not let him regard that post as sacrosanct.

The sacrosanct status of the Great Survey is thus gravely modified.

If my view be adopted, we here detect noteworthy error in our great and sacrosanct record.

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