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sacrosanct definition

sacro·sanct (sak′rō saŋkt′)

adjective

very sacred, holy, or inviolable

Etymology: L sacrosanctus < sacer, sacred + sanctus, holy: see saint

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sacrosanct Synonyms

sacrosanct

modif.

sacred, reverent, blessed, inviolable; see divine 2, religious 1.


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sacrosanct Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • not: A new paradigm is needed in which the market is accepted as useful but not sacrosanct.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Palermo became a city of a hundred mosques; Rome remained sacrosanct.

Modifies a noun

  • principle: That time is of the essence regarding charter hire payment is a sacrosanct principle in American maritime commercial practice.
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