sacrosanctityn.
/ˌsakrə(ʊ)ˈsaŋ(k)tᵻti/, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsaŋ(k)tᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsækroʊˈsæŋ(k)tədi/ The condition of being sacrosanct; inviolability; sacredness.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [noun]
halidom971
holiness971
blessedheada1300
holiheada1300
holite14..
sanctitudea1525
sanctimony1583
sanctity1611
spiritualty1618
sacrosanctity1650
odour of sanctityc1684
sacredness1686
hallowedness1828
sacrosanctness1876
sanctifiableness1894
sacrality1958
1650 H. More Observ. in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 94 His bold entitling of his own writings to the Sacrosanctity of Mysteries.
1831 H. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 521/1 Protected by the sacro-sanctity of an Ambassador.
1900 E. Lummis Speaker's Chair 34 All they did was to wrap themselves in their sacrosanctity, and ‘curse for their tithes’.
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