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sanctity

[sangk-ti-tee]

Origin

noun, plural -ties.

holiness, saintliness, or godliness.

sacred or hallowed character: the inviolable sanctity of the temple.

a sacred thing.

Origin:
1350–1400; < Latin sānctitās holiness, equivalent to sānct- (see Sanctus) + -itās -ity; replacing Middle English sauntite < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

Related forms

non·sanc·ti·ty, noun, plural -ties.

un·sanc·ti·ty, noun, plural -ties.

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sanctity (ˈsæŋktɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	the condition of being sanctified; holiness
2.	anything regarded as sanctified or holy
3.	the condition of being inviolable; sacredness: the sanctity of marriage

[C14: from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy]

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Word Origin & History

sanctity

c.1394, from O.Fr. sanctité, from L. sanctitatem (nom. sanctitas) "holiness, sacredness," from sanctus "holy" (see saint).

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Idioms & Phrases

sanctity

see odor of sanctity.