Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - sanctity
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Sanctity
sanctity
noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English saunctite, from Anglo-French saintete, from Latin sanctitat-, sanctitas, from sanctus sacred Date: 14th century 1. holiness of life and character ; godliness 2. a. the quality or state of being holy or sacred ; inviolability b. plural sacred objects, obligations, or rights
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 holiness of life; saintliness. 2 sacredness; the state of being hallowed. 3 inviolability. 4 (in pl.) sacred obligations, feelings, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF sain(c)tit{eacute} or L sanctitas (as SAINT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. святость, безгрешность angelic sanctity —- ангельская чистота the sanctity of smb.'s life —- чистота (безупречность) чьей-л. жизни 2. священность; неприкосновенность the sanctity of an oath —- священность клятвы the sanctity of the home —- неприкосновенность домашнего очага to uphold the sanctity of the marriage ties —- поддерживать священные узы брака 3. pl. священные обязанности, священный долг 4. святыня ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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If you talk about the sanctity of something, you mean that it is very important and must be treated with respect. ...the sanctity of human life. N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 the sanctity of life/marriage etc the quality that makes life, marriage etc so important that it must be respected and preserved (the sanctity of the Constitution) 2 formal the holy or religious character of a person or place (an aura of sanctity) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1390, from O.Fr. sanctitй, from L. sanctitatem (nom. sanctitas) "holiness, sacredness," from sanctus "holy" (see saint). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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