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sanctity
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Sanctity
(gcide) | Sanctity \Sanc"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Sanctities. [L. sanctitas, from
sanctus holy. See Saint.]
1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness;
saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
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To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed,
narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.
--Macaulay.
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2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding
force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
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3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
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About him all the sanctities of heaven. --Milton.
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Syn: Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under
Religion.
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sanctity
(wn) | sanctity
n 1: the quality of being holy [syn: holiness, sanctity,
sanctitude] [ant: unholiness] |
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Sanctity
(gcide) | Sanctity \Sanc"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Sanctities. [L. sanctitas, from
sanctus holy. See Saint.]
1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness;
saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
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To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed,
narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.
--Macaulay.
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2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding
force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
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3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
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About him all the sanctities of heaven. --Milton.
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Syn: Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under
Religion.
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