sac´ro|sanct´ness

sac´ro|sanct´ness
sac|ro|sanct «SAK roh sangkt», adjective.
1. very holy; very sacred; inviolable: »

He reluctantly accepts the sacrosanct character of FBI files (Scientific American). Nowadays modernism is sacrosanct under the name of experimentation (Harper's).

2. set apart as sacred; consecrated.
[< Latin sacrōsānctus < sacrō, ablative of sacer sacred + sānctus, past participle of sancīre ordain, establish]
sac´ro|sanct´ness, noun.

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  • sac|ro|sanct — «SAK roh sangkt», adjective. 1. very holy; very sacred; inviolable: »He reluctantly accepts the sacrosanct character of FBI files (Scientific American). Nowadays modernism is sacrosanct under the name of experimentation (Harper s). 2. set apart… …   Useful english dictionary

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