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Definition of sacrosanct adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sacrosanct

adjective
 
/ˈsækrəʊsæŋkt/
 
/ˈsækrəʊsæŋkt/
[not usually before noun]
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  1. that is considered to be too important to change or question synonym sacred
    • I'll work till late in the evening, but my weekends are sacrosanct.
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro ‘by a sacred rite’ (ablative of sacrum) + sanctus ‘holy’.
See sacrosanct in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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