See Also: sanctity(dictionary)
sanctity(dictionary)

sanctity (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: sainctete, from Latin sanctitas, from sanctus; SAINT]
the sanctity of life/marriage etc
the quality that makes life, marriage etc so important that it must be respected and preserved
::the sanctity of the Constitution
formal the holy or religious character of a person or place
-see also sacred sacred
::an aura of sanctity