sanctity
noun/ˈsæŋktəti/
/ˈsæŋktəti/
[uncountable]- sanctity (of something) the state of being very important and worth protecting
- the sanctity of marriage
- I believe in the sanctity of human life.
- the state of being holy
- a life of sanctity, like that of St Francis
- the sanctity of the Church
- Abydos was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘saintliness’): from Old French sainctite, reinforced by Latin sanctitas, from sanctus ‘holy’.
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