sacrednessn.
/ˈseɪkrɪdnɪs/ The condition or quality of being sacred (see the adjective).
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [noun]
halidom971
holiness971
blessedheada1300
holiheada1300
holite14..
sanctitudea1525
sanctimony1583
sanctity1611
spiritualty1618
sacrosanctity1650
odour of sanctityc1684
sacredness1686
hallowedness1828
sacrosanctness1876
sanctifiableness1894
sacrality1958
the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > inviolability
inviolableness1611
sacredness1686
inviolability1793
1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 788 When we consider how he is secluded by the infinite sacredness of his own Majesty from all immediate converse and intercourse with us.
1689 Consid. Success. & Alleg. 33 The Sacredness of an Oath makes it a strong Tie to bind us.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. v. 141 Ellena immediately admitted the sacredness of the promise, which she had formerly given.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iv. 349 Such was the mystical sacredness which clung about the ordained clergy.
1868 J. S. Mill in Morning Star 13 Mar. The sacredness of property is connected, in my mind, with feelings of the greatest respect.
1885 Law Times 80 111/1 When the rule was first invented there was a sort of reason for it, as a certain sacredness attached to real estate.
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