sanctity

sanc·ti·ty  (sngkt-t)

n. pl. sanc·ti·ties

1. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.

2. The quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability.

3. Something considered sacred.

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[Middle English saunctite, from Old French sainctite, from Latin snctits, from snctus, sacred; see sanctify.]

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sanctity [ˈsæŋktɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the condition of being sanctified; holiness

2. anything regarded as sanctified or holy

3. the condition of being inviolable; sacredness the sanctity of marriage

[from Old French saincteté, from Latin sanctitās, from sanctus holy]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sanctity - the quality of being holy             holiness, sanctitude quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare sacredness - the quality of being sacred

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sanctity

noun sacredness, inviolability, inalienability, hallowedness, sacrosanctness the sanctity of human life

Translations

sanctity [ˈsæŋktɪtɪ] N (= sacredness) → lo sagrado; (= inviolability) → inviolabilidad f

sanctity [ˈsæŋktəti] n → sainteté f, caractère m sacré

sanctity

n → Heiligkeit f; (of rights) → Unantastbarkeit f; a man of great sanctity → ein sehr heiliger Mann; the sanctity of (human) life → die Unantastbarkeit des (menschlichen) Lebens

sanctity [ˈsæŋktɪtɪ] n (of person, marriage) → santità; (of oath, place) → sacralità