sacrosanct
adjective
extremely sacred or inviolable.
sacrosanctity
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a word derived from
sacrosanct.
Example Sentences
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It’s hard not to wonder if the argument is really about the technique or the sacrosanctity of DNA.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2014
We confess ourselves unable to follow this transfer of the superstition of sacrosanctity from a king to a chamber.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by John Morley
The suggestion is not on the face of it paradoxical, but it will be rank heresy to those who blame the public for not bowing down before the sacrosanctity of the "serious" author.
From Personality in Literature by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
But they must demand no sacrosanctity for their position.
From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd
The sacrosanctity of the status quo had been violated, and violated with the active aid of three of the powers of the continental alliance: Russia, France and Great Britain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
