sacrosanct
sac·ro·sanct (s
k
r
-sngkt
)
adj.
Regarded as sacred and inviolable.
[Latin sacrs
nctus, consecrated with religious ceremonies : sacr, ablative of sacrum, religious rite (from ; see sacred) + snctus, past participle of sanc
re, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]
sacro·sancti·ty (-sngkt
-t
) n.
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| Adj. | 1. | sacrosanct – must be kept sacred
sacred – concerned with religion or religious purposes; “sacred texts”; “sacred rites”; “sacred music”
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