sacrosanctity

sacrosanctity
The quality of being sacrosanct.

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  • sacrosanctity — sacrosanct ► ADJECTIVE ▪ regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. DERIVATIVES sacrosanctity noun. ORIGIN Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro by a sacred rite + sanctus holy …   English terms dictionary

  • sacrosanctity — noun see sacrosanct …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sacrosanctity — See sacrosanct. * * * …   Universalium

  • sacrosanctity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality of being holy or sacred: blessedness, holiness, sacredness, sanctity. See RELIGION. 2. The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation: inviolability, sacredness, sanctity.… …   English dictionary for students

  • sacrosanctity — n. utmost holiness, inviolability, state of being consecrated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sacrosanctity — sac·ro·sanc·ti·ty …   English syllables

  • sacrosanctity — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|saŋ(k)təd.ē, |saiŋ , tətē, i noun ( es) : the quality or state of being sacrosanct …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sacrosanct — Sacrosanctity was a right of tribunes in Ancient Rome to not be harmed physically. Plebeians took an oath to regard anyone who laid hands on a tribune as an outlaw liable to be killed without penalty. The term comes from the phrase sacer esto (… …   Wikipedia

  • sacrosanct — sacrosanctity, sacrosanctness, n. /sak roh sangkt /, adj. 1. extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple. 2. not to be entered or trespassed upon: She considered her home office sacrosanct. 3. above or beyond criticism,… …   Universalium

  • Tribune — (from the Latin: tribunus ; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος ) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the… …   Wikipedia

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