sacrosanct

sacrosanct
adjective Etymology: Latin sacrosanctus, probably from sacro sanctus hallowed by a sacred rite Date: 1601 1. most sacred or holy ; inviolable 2. treated as if holy ; immune from criticism or violation <
politically sacrosanct programs
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sacrosanctity noun

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  • sacrosanct — SACROSÁNCT, Ă, sacrosancţi, te, adj. (livr.) Sacru1, sfânt; p. ext. intangibil, inviolabil. [var.: sacrosánt, ă adj.] – Din lat. sacrosanctus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 17.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  SACROSÁNCT adj …   Dicționar Român

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

  • Sacrosanct — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal Gründung 1988 Auflösung 1994 Gr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sacrosanct — I adjective anointed, awesome, blessed, ceremonial, consecrated, dedicated, devotional, divine, elevated, enshrined, godly, hallowed, heavenly, holy, ineffable, inviolable, inviolate, mystical, purified, religious, revered, reverend, sacramental …   Law dictionary

  • sacrosanct — c.1600, from L. sacrosanctus protected by religious sanction, from sacro, ablative of sacrum religious sanction (from neut. singular of sacer sacred ) + sanctus, pp. of sancire make sacred (see SACRED (Cf. sacred)). Earlier in partially… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sacrosanct — inviolate, inviolable, *sacred Analogous words: respected, regarded, esteemed (see corresponding verbs under REGARD n): revered, venerated, reverenced (see REVERE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sacrosanct — [adj] sacred blessed, consecrated, divine, godly, hallowed, holy, pious, pure, religious, revered, sacramental, saintly, sanctified, spiritual, unprofane, venerated; concept 574 …   New thesaurus

  • 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

  • sacrosanct — [sak′rō saŋkt΄] adj. [L sacrosanctus < sacer, SACRED + sanctus, holy: see SAINT] very sacred, holy, or inviolable sacrosanctity n …   English World dictionary

  • 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

  • sacrosanct — [[t]sæ̱kroʊsæŋkt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you describe something as sacrosanct, you consider it to be special and are unwilling to see it criticized or changed. Freedom of the press is sacrosanct and should remain so. ...weekend rest… …   English dictionary

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