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sanctity Definition

sanc·tity (saŋk′tə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. saintliness or holiness
  2. the fact of being sacred or inviolable
  3. anything held sacred

Etymology: L sanctitas < sanctus (see saint) + -itas, -ity

sanctity Synonyms

sanctity

n.

sanctification, sacredness, piety; see holiness 2, virtue 1.

sanctity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • marriage: In their case, the single life is a witness to the sanctity of marriage.
  • life: Do you extend the notion of the sanctity of life to the unborn?
  • contract: Why, that would destroy the sanctity of contract!
  • principle: It does not directly attack traditional sanctity of life principles or understandings or cast doubt on their reasonableness or truth.
  • property: But the sanctity of property remains the core basis of legal reasoning.
  • space: There are bamboo clumps on the right panel of the stage which is a reminder of the sanctity of the space.

Converse of object

  • violate: Lord Hodge said she had " violated the sanctity of human life.
  • uphold: In common with the Catholic Church SPUC defends and upholds the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.
  • preserve: How far should someone go to preserve the sanctity of life?
  • protect: Ironically, to protect the sanctity of her life, she had to shorten it.
  • respect: Respect the sanctity of the domain beyond the wall for it is a sacred place.
  • have: In the early history versions, the Grail has the greatest sanctity.

Adjective modifier

  • special: The Lady Chapel The Lady Chapel, set off the east end of the nave is a place of special sanctity.
  • great: In the early history versions, the Grail has the greatest sanctity.
  • god-given: They think that we have a God-given sanctity of life.
  • ancient: Tara has an ancient sanctity all of its own, with panoramic views across much of Ireland.
  • personal: The space we have around us for our own personal sanctity is precious.
  • such: But the Fourth has no such sanctity in their eyes.

Noun used with modifier

  • 'the: Using human embryos is opposed in the name of 'the sanctity of life ' , or because embryos are potential human beings.
  • thy: Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity therefrom.
sanctity Quotes

   The odour of sanctity was clearly discernible from his breath and person.

—Wall, Mervyn

Oh, the holiness of always being the injured party. The historically oppressed can find not only sanctity but safety in the state of victimization.When access to a better life has been denied often enough, and successfully enough, one can use the rejection as an excuse to cease all efforts.

—Angelou, Maya originally MayaJohnson

Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity of life in the hill villages of Afghanistan, among the winter snows, is as inviolable in the eye of Almighty God as can be your own.

—Gladstone,W(illiam) E(wart)

The military struggle may frankly be regarded for what it actually was, namely a war for independence, an armed attempt to impose the views of the revolutionists on the British government and large sections of the colonial populationat whatevercosttofreedomofopinionor the sanctity of life and property.

—Schlesinger, Arthur Meier