SANCTITUDE

holiness, sanctity, sanctitude

(noun) the quality of being holy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sanctitude (countable and uncountable, plural sanctitudes)

holiness; sacredness; sanctity

affected holiness; sanctimoniousness

Source: Wiktionary


Sanc"ti*tude, a. Etym: [L. sanctitudo.]

Definition: Holiness; sacredness; sanctity. [R.] milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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