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sanctitude
[
sangk
-ti-tood
,
-tyood
]
sanc·ti·tude
/
ˈsæŋk
tɪˌtud
,
-ˌtyud
/
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[
sangk
-ti-tood
,
-tyood
]
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noun
holiness; saintliness; sanctity.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
sanctitud
<
Latin
sānctitūdō,
equivalent to
sāncti-,
combining form of
sānctus
(
see
Sanctus
+
-tūdō
-tude
Related forms
un·sanc·ti·tude,
noun
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sanctitude
(ˈsæŋktɪˌtjuːd)
—
n
saintliness; holiness
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