sacrosanct
extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
not to be entered or trespassed upon: She considered her home office sacrosanct.
above or beyond criticism, change, or interference: a manuscript deemed sacrosanct.
Origin of sacrosanct
1Other words from sacrosanct
- sac·ro·sanc·ti·ty, sac·ro·sanct·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with sacrosanct
- 1. religious, sacrilegious, sacrosanct
- 2. sacred, sacrosanct
Words Nearby sacrosanct
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How to use sacrosanct in a sentence
The rout in the oil sector has been so swift and severe that once-sacrosanct corporate positions are being trimmed.
From Disney to Shell, companies announced tens of thousands of job cuts over just one day | kdunn6 | October 1, 2020 | FortuneHe’s well aware of how the coastal height limit is sacrosanct to many coastal residents.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15 | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | September 12, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe unit allowed advertisers to fashion their own content on Forbes’ property and faced vocal criticism from a journalism community that views the line between editorial and business as sacrosanct.
‘Unstoppable innovator’: The meteoric rise of Meredith Kopit Levien, the next New York Times CEO | Steven Perlberg | August 19, 2020 | DigidayWhile the current home run record is certainly safe, others of the game’s most sacrosanct records could be in serious jeopardy this season.
The MLB Records* That Could Fall In A 60-Game Season | Michael Salfino | August 3, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightChina talks about its core interests all the time as if they’re sacrosanct.
Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (Ep. 414) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 23, 2020 | Freakonomics
Do you worry about glorifying war, even inadvertently, by depicting it as something sacrosanct?
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn America, equality of opportunity is—in theory—sacrosanct.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can debate which cost-of-living adjustment is more accurate, but there is nothing sacrosanct about any given metric.
As GOP Sinks Plan B, Obama Should Tune Out His Own Party’s Doubters | Robert Shrum | December 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIsraeli 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.
The Online-Piracy Bills Were Killed by a Generation’s Expectations | Rob Shepardson | January 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the man who would think or study there was only one way of life, to become sacrosanct in the direct service of God.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenAs diplomatic envoys are sacrosanct, the principle of their inviolability is generally recognised.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis OppenheimAt the same time, while assigning the physician his post, Hippocrates would not let him regard that post as sacrosanct.
On the Natural Faculties | GalenThe 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.
British Dictionary definitions for sacrosanct
/ (ˈsækrəʊˌsæŋkt) /
very sacred or holy; inviolable
Origin of sacrosanct
1Derived forms of sacrosanct
- sacrosanctity or sacrosanctness, noun
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