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单词 sanctity
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sanctity

[ sangk-ti-tee ]
/ ˈsæŋk tɪ ti /
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noun, plural sanc·ti·ties.

holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
sacred or hallowed character: the inviolable sanctity of the temple.
a sacred thing.

Origin of sanctity

1350–1400; <Latin sānctitās holiness, equivalent to sānct- (see Sanctus) + -itās-ity; replacing Middle English sauntite<Anglo-French <Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM sanctity

non·sanc·ti·ty, noun, plural non·sanc·ti·ties.un·sanc·ti·ty, noun, plural un·sanc·ti·ties.

Words nearby sanctity

sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city, sanctuary lamp, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum
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British Dictionary definitions for sanctity

sanctity
/ (ˈsæŋktɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being sanctified; holiness
anything regarded as sanctified or holy
the condition of being inviolable; sacrednessthe sanctity of marriage

Word Origin for sanctity

C14: from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy
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Idioms and Phrases with sanctity

sanctity

see odor of sanctity.

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