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sanctity
sanc·ti·ty S0060300 (săngk′tĭ-tē)n. pl. sanc·ti·ties 1. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.2. The quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability.3. Something considered sacred.
[Middle English saunctite, from Old French sainctite, from Latin sānctitās, from sānctus, sacred; see sanctify.]sanctity (ˈsæŋktɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the condition of being sanctified; holiness2. anything regarded as sanctified or holy3. the condition of being inviolable; sacredness: the sanctity of marriage. [C14: from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy]sanc•ti•ty (ˈsæŋk tɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. holiness, saintliness, or godliness. 2. sacred or hallowed character. 3. a sacred thing. [1350–1400; Middle English saun(c)tite (< Old French sain(c)teté) < Latin sānctitās holiness] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sanctity - the quality of being holy holiness, sanctitudequality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespearesacredness - the quality of being sacred |
sanctitynoun sacredness, inviolability, inalienability, hallowedness, sacrosanctness the sanctity of human lifesanctitynoun1. The quality of being holy or sacred:blessedness, holiness, sacredness, sacrosanctity.2. The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation:inviolability, sacredness, sacrosanctity.Translationssanctity
odor of sanctity1. Literally, a specific scent said to emanate from the body of a saint of the Catholic Church. I had never believed it, but upon entering the small crypt that held the saint's remains, I too could perceive the odor of sanctity so many religious writers had detailed before.2. By extension, a state of grace, saintliness, or holiness. The nun, who tirelessly devoted her life to helping the poor of her nation, died in an odor of sanctity at the age of 97.3. Smug and often hypocritical moral or social righteousness; sanctimoniousness. The author provides an extremely compelling moral argument, without enshrouding the entire narrative with an odor of sanctity.See also: odor, of, sanctityodor of sanctityFig. an atmosphere of excessive holiness or piety. I hate their house. There's such an odor of sanctity with Bibles and holy pictures everywhere. The huge, medieval Gothic cathedral had a distinct odor of sanctity.See also: odor, of, sanctityodor of sanctityExaggerated or hypocritical piety, an assumption of moral superiority, as in This candidate puts off some voters with his odor of sanctity. This expression, originating in the medieval idea that the dead body of a saintly individual gives off a sweet smell, was used to describe saintliness in the mid-1700s. Today it is generally used ironically. See also: odor, of, sanctityodour of sanctity 1 a state of holiness. 2 sanctimoniousness. derogatory This expression is a translation of the French idiom odeur de sainteté . It refers to a sweet or balsamic odour which was reputedly emitted by the bodies of saints at or after death, and which was regarded as evidence of their sanctity.See also: odour, of, sanctityodor of sanctity, theA reputation for holiness. Today generally used ironically, for extreme or hypocritical piety, this term is based on the medieval notion that the dead body of a saintly person gives off a sweet smell. From this came, “He died in the odor of sanctity,” meaning he died a saint, which later was extended to mean saintliness in general. G. K. Chesterton used it in his poem “A Song of Self-Esteem”—“The Faith of Tennessee has wafted o’er the sea, the odour of its sanctity—and Golly how it stank!”—in which he derided the prosecution of John Scopes in 1925 for teaching evolution in his class at the Dayton (Tennessee) High School.See also: odor, ofsanctity
Related to sanctity: trepidation, Sanctity of life, Sanctity of human lifeSynonyms for sanctitynoun sacrednessSynonyms- sacredness
- inviolability
- inalienability
- hallowedness
- sacrosanctness
Synonyms for sanctitynoun the quality of being holy or sacredSynonyms- blessedness
- holiness
- sacredness
- sacrosanctity
noun the quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violationSynonyms- inviolability
- sacredness
- sacrosanctity
Synonyms for sanctitynoun the quality of being holySynonymsRelated Words |