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  1. Sanctity of life

    In religion and ethics, the inviolability of life, or sanctity of life, is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life that are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated. This can be applied to humans, animals or micro-organisms; for instance, in religions that practice Ahimsa, both are seen as holy and worthy of life.

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  1. Sanctity of life

    In religion and ethics, inviolability or sanctity of life is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life which are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated. The concept of inviolability is an important tie between the ethics of religion and the ethics of law, as each seeks justification for its principles as based on both purity and natural concept, as well as in universality of application.

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  1. sanctity of life

    Set apart to be used for the purpose in which God created you for.

    you have value in a world that is so empty.

    Etymology: precious, valueable, solid, unique


    Submitted by michelhelmic on December 28, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctity of life in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctity of life in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sanctity of life in a Sentence

  1. Mike Pence:

    As we gather tonight, we must recognize that we've only come to the end of the beginning. Standing here in the first days of a post-Roe America, we must resolve that we will not rest, we will not relent until the sanctity of life is restored in the law of every state in the nation.

  2. William Ewart Gladstone:

    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.

  3. Bob Vander Plaats:

    There's just no doubt that those who are in position to lead, people who will be evaluating their leadership, and there's no doubt, in these primaries where you're trying to get principled conservatives, you're splitting hairs to say,' I went further to protect the sanctity of life.'.

  4. Republican Governor Mike Pence:

    But I do bring my belief in the sanctity of life to that, and that will inform the way that I evaluate that, ultimately.

  5. Ted Cruz on Tuesday:

    Even now, there's a candidate in the race playing games with the sanctity of life. Donald Trump spent most of his adult life prior to this election enthusiastically pro-abortion -- even for partial birth abortion, if you can believe it.


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