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单词 sanctity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sanc•ti•ty /ˈsæŋktɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. holiness or saintliness.
  2. sacredness:believes in the sanctity of marriage.
See -sanct-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sanc•ti•ty  (sangk′ti tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
  2. sacred or hallowed character:the inviolable sanctity of the temple.
  3. a sacred thing.
  • Latin, as above
  • Anglo-French
  • Latin sānctitās holiness, equivalent. to sānct- (see Sanctus) + -itās -ity; replacing Middle English sauntite
  • 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanctity /ˈsæŋktɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the condition of being sanctified; holiness
  2. anything regarded as sanctified or holy
  3. the condition of being inviolable; sacredness: the sanctity of marriage
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy
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