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sacrosanctity

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sac⋅ro⋅sanct

  [sak-roh-sangkt]
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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

Related forms:
sac⋅ro⋅sanc⋅ti⋅ty, sac⋅ro⋅sanct⋅ness, noun
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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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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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