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Definitions for sanctity
ˈsæŋk tɪ tisanc·ti·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. holiness, sanctity, sanctitudenoun

    the quality of being holy

Wiktionary

  1. sanctitynoun

    Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness

  2. sanctitynoun

    The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability

  3. sanctitynoun

    Something considered sacred.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sanctitynoun

    Etymology: sanctitas, Latin.

    At his touch,
    Such sanctity hath heaven given his hand,
    They presently amend. William Shakespeare.

    God attributes to place
    No sanctity, if none be thither brought
    By men who there frequent. John Milton.

    This youth
    I reliev’d with such sanctity of love,
    And to his image, which methought did promise
    Most venerable worth, did I devotion. William Shakespeare.

    It was an observation of the ancient Romans, that their empire had not more increased by the strength of their arms than the sanctity of their manners. Addison.

    About him all the sanctities of heav’n
    Stood thick as stars, and from his sight receiv’d
    Beatitude past utt’rance. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. sanctity

    Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a "sacred artifact" that is venerated and blessed), or places ("sacred ground"). French sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden.": 47  In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which are embodied in sacred group symbols, or using team work to help get out of trouble. The profane, on the other hand, involve mundane individual concerns.

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  1. sanctity

    Sanctity is the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly. It often refers to ultimate importance, inviolability, or reverence in a religious, ethical, or moral context. The sanctity of something indicates its perceived purity, divinity, or worthiness of respect and reverence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sanctitynoun

    the state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness

  2. Sanctitynoun

    sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; as, the sanctity of an oath

  3. Sanctitynoun

    a saint or holy being

Wikidata

  1. Sanctity

    Sanctity was a heavy metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They formed in 1998 and have released one album, Road to Bloodshed, on April 24, 2007. They are currently writing for a new album, with their new TBA vocalist. Zeff now has a separate project named Graveyard Fields and Jeremy, Jared and Derek also have a project together.

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  1. cystatin

  2. scantity

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctity in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sanctity in a Sentence

  1. Jonny Greco:

    You have people who say, this is so crazy, this is so fun, but there are also people who are appalled by what we're doing. They're like,' You've ruined the sanctity of the game !'.

  2. Jocelyn Benson:

    This is the way democracy works, no winner is declared until every ballot is counted, at the same time, we recognize that from the minute the polls close to the minute we do have that final tabulation, there will be efforts to try to sow seeds of doubt among our electorate and others about the sanctity of our vote.

  3. Carol Swayze:

    We’re voting for a president who’s really in a lot of ways a manager, i think for a lot of us, the issue of sanctity of life was paramount. … We felt like Trump was very honest about his evolution in his understanding of that issue.

  4. Rob Nichols:

    The governor has always believed in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman, but our nation's highest court has spoken and we must respect its decision.

  5. Senator Ted Cruz:

    I encourage my colleagues to continue to fight to defund this organization that places more value on the sale price of babies' body parts than it does on the sanctity of human life.

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