[sak-roh-sangkt] 
| 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. |
| sac·ro·sanct (sāk'rō-sāngkt') 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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