sacrosanct
Americanadjective
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extremely sacred or inviolable.
a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
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not to be entered or trespassed upon.
She considered her home office sacrosanct.
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above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.
a manuscript deemed sacrosanct.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- sacrosanctity noun
- sacrosanctness noun
Etymology
Origin of sacrosanct
First recorded in 1595–1605, sacrosanct is from Latin sacrō sānctus “made holy by sacred rite.” See sacred, saint
Example Sentences
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“The former defendants in this case, like any other defendant in this situation, still enjoy the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” the judge writes.
Students in writing workshops are loath to honestly criticize each other’s work, especially if the writer belongs to a sacrosanct group.
In other words, it may be feared that property rights, in America, are no longer sacrosanct.
From MarketWatch
One lawyer said she even got messages from clients on Thanksgiving—a 24-hour window that in past years has typically been sacrosanct, even on Wall Street.
Reading aloud at bedtime is sacrosanct and treasured in our family, modeled after my mother’s deep love of reading and books.
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