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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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.
If Summers’ “sacrosanct rule” was meant to sound sinister a decade ago, it carries considerably darker resonance today.
From Salon
Lawmakers will take aim at vehicle-safety mandates in a coming Senate hearing, targeting some auto-industry regulations once considered too sacrosanct to attack.
Society has changed extremely over the past century, but this much is sacrosanct: Important people expect courses.
From Salon
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