SANCTITY

holiness, sanctity, sanctitude

(noun) the quality of being holy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sanctity (countable and uncountable, plural sanctities)

(uncountable) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness

(uncountable) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability

(countable) Something considered sacred.

Anagrams

• cystatin, scantity

Source: Wiktionary

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Sanc"ti*ty, n.; pl. Sanctities. Etym: [L. sanctitas, from sanctus holy. See Saint.]

1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness. To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed, narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion. Macaulay.

2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; as, the sanctity of an oath.

3. A saint or holy being. [R.] About him all the sanctities of heaven. Milton.

Syn.

– Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity; religiousness;sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under Religion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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