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SACROSANCT
inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct
(adjective) must be kept sacred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sacrosanct (comparative more sacrosanct, superlative most sacrosanct)
Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
Sacred, very holy.
Source: Wiktionary
Sac"ro*sanct, a. Etym: [L. sucrosanctus.]
Definition: Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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