sacro'sanctity
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sacrosanct (ˈsækrəʊˌsæŋkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| very sacred or holy; inviolable | |
| [C17: from Latin sacrōsanctus made holy by sacred rite, from sacrō by sacred rite, from sacer holy + sanctus, from sancīre to hallow] | |
| sacro'sanctity | |
| —n | |
| 'sacrosanctness | |
| —n | |
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