sanctity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsæŋktɪti/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sānctitās.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
- (uncountable) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
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(countable) Something considered sacred.
Or would they have it believed, that there is in their ſelves ſome ſuperior ſanctity, ſome peculiar privilege, by which theſe things are lawful to them, which are unlawful to all the world beſides?
1776, Jeremy Bentham, “A Short Review of the Declaration”, in John Lind, An Anſwer to the Declaration of the American Congress, London: Thomas Cadell, page 121:[…] allowed the Israeli occupation over 75 years to commit the worst crimes ever against the Palestinian people, land and sanctities.
2024 January 21, Our Narrative… Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Hamas Media Office, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2024, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sanctities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsanctity · nonsanctity · odour of sanctity · odor of sanctity
Translations (17)
es santidad (condition) · sh svetinja (something considered sacred) · uk святиня (something considered sacred) · bg светиня (something considered sacred) · rue святыня (something considered sacred) · el ιερότητα (condition) · mi rongomaiwhiti (condition) · ur تَقَدُّس (something considered sacred) · la sanctitās (condition) · ru святы́ня (something considered sacred) · bg святост (condition) · rsk святиня (something considered sacred) · fa مقدس (something considered sacred) · ru свяще́нность (condition) · ru свя́тость (condition) · sh светиња (something considered sacred) · id kesakralan (condition)