sacrosanct
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roʊˌsæŋkt 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.
Related forms
sac·ro·sanc·ti·ty, sac·ro·sanct·ness, noun
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| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Archaeopteryx's position has been so sacrosanct that its body had guided many of our ideas about the origins of birds.
There is nothing sacrosanct about gold as compared to any other commodity.
No government function is so sacrosanct as to be spared the knife.
Some of the missions tapped for possible, future drones are currently considered sacrosanct for human pilots.
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