sac|ro|sanct

sac|ro|sanct
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´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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • sac·ro·sanct — …   Useful english dictionary

  • sanct — sac·ro·sanct; …   English syllables

  • sac — bar·sac; cor·sac; gay lus·sac; ole·o·sac·cha·rum; ovi·sac; SAC; sac·a·lait; sac·a·line; sac·cad·ic; sac·cam·mi·na; sac·cate; sac·cat·ed; sac·cha·rase; sac·cha·rate; sac·cha·rat·ed; sac·char·ic; sac·cha·ride; sac·cha·rif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

  • sacrosanct — sac·ro·sanct …   English syllables

  • sacrosanct — sac•ro•sanct [[t]ˈsæk roʊˌsæŋkt[/t]] adj. 1) rel cv extremely sacred or inviolable 2) cvb regarded or treated as being above or beyond interference, criticism, etc • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L sacrō sānctus made holy by sacred rite. See sacred …   From formal English to slang

  • sacrosanct — sac|ro|sanct [ˈsækrəusæŋkt US rou ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: sacrosanctus, probably from sacro sanctus made holy by religious ceremonies ] something that is sacrosanct is considered to be so important that no one is allowed to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sacrosanct — sac|ro|sanct [ sækrou,sæŋkt ] adjective 1. ) considered too important to be changed or criticized 2. ) very holy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… …   English syllables

  • Sacrosanct — Sac ro*sanct, a. [L. sucrosanctus.] Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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