† sanctorumn.
? jocular. Obsolete.
1. ? Persons of superior rank.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of > collectively
dignity1548
robe1589
sanctorum1675
quality1693
statesfolk1735
laudable1815
rank1883
1675 A. Huyberts Corner-stone 19 The Sanctorum must not be made too common, nor the Commons be over-stock't.
2. quasi-adj. Irreproachable.
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society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective] > above reproach
unreprovablea1382
irreprehensiblec1384
irreprevablec1440
irreprovable?1504
unrebukable1530
unblameable?1537
unreproachable1578
unaccusable1582
irreproachable1634
unimpeachable1785
uncensurable1821
sanctorum1824
Simon Pure1835
1824 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) 395 An age like this,..So bright its magisterial quorum, Its kings so holy in alliance, Its navy, every man sanctorum.
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