The definition of sacrosanct is something too important to interfere with or something that must be kept sacred.
(adjective)The right to liberty is an example of something that would be described as sacrosanct.
See sacrosanct in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: L sacrosanctus < sacer, sacred + sanctus, holy: see saint
Related Forms:
See sacrosanct in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Latin sacrōsānctus, consecrated with religious ceremonies
Origin: : sacrō
Origin: , ablative of sacrum, religious rite (from neuter of sacer, sacred; see sacred)
Origin: + sānctus
Origin: , past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
Learn more about sacrosanct