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sac·ro·sanct

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–adjective

1.	extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.

2.	not to be entered or trespassed upon: She considered her home office sacrosanct.

3.	above or beyond criticism, change, or interference: a manuscript deemed sacrosanct.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L sacrō sānctus made holy by sacred rite. See sacred, saint

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—Related forms

sac·ro·sanc·ti·ty, sac·ro·sanct·ness, noun

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adj. Regarded as sacred and inviolable.

[Latin sacrōsānctus, consecrated with religious ceremonies : sacrō, ablative of sacrum, religious rite (from neuter of sacer, sacred; see sacred) + sānctus, past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]

sac'ro·sanc'ti·ty (-sāngk'tĭ-tē) n.

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sacrosanct

1601, from L. sacrosanctus "protected by religious sanction," from sacro, abl. of sacrum "religious sanction" (from neut. sing. of sacer "sacred") + sanctus, pp. of sancire "make sacred" (see sacred).

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