Sanctity Definition

săngktĭ-tē
sanctities
noun
sanctities
Saintliness or holiness.
Webster's New World
The fact of being sacred or inviolable.
Webster's New World
Anything held sacred.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sanctity

Noun

Singular:
sanctity
Plural:
sanctities

Origin of Sanctity

  • Middle English saunctite from Old French sainctite from Latin sānctitās from sānctus sacred sanctify

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sanctity Sentence Examples

  • He may be said to have believed in the sanity and sanctity of the state rather than of the Church.

  • In like manner (2) the officiant prepared himself for his task; but in his case the natural sanctity of the priest relieved him of the necessity of undergoing all that the common man had to pass through; in fact, this was one of the causes which brought him into existence, the other being the need of a.

  • The sanctity of special times was an idea absent from the minds of the first Christians.

  • On the other hand, he came to look upon the Old Testament prophets as approved by their antiquity, sanctity, mystery and prophecies to be interpreters of the truth.

  • The fourth guru, originally called Jetha, was attracted to the third guru by his reputation for sanctity.

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Words Starting With

SSASAN

Words Ending With

YTYITY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With Y