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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| a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders. |
| making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: |
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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
There was nothing sacrosanct about the four-year election system.
The merit principles are sacrosanct, and these reforms will honor them.
Layoffs have occurred in the once sacrosanct newsroom.
Obligations to financial interests are sacrosanct in this country while obligations to teachers are infinitely negotiable.
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