Sanctity










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

1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness;
saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
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To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed,
narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.
--Macaulay.
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2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding
force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
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3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
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About him all the sanctities of heaven. --Milton.
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Syn: Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under
Religion.
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sanctity
n 1: the quality of being holy [syn: holiness, sanctity,
sanctitude] [ant: unholiness]
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sanctity [sæŋktitiː]
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37 Moby Thesaurus words for "sanctity":
Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, angelicalness,
beauty of holiness, dedication, devotion, divinity, fear of God,
godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, goodness, grace,
heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness,
odor of sanctity, otherworldliness, piety, pureness,
pureness of heart, purity, righteousness, sacredness, sainthood,
saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, seraphicalness,
spiritual-mindedness, spirituality, unearthliness, unworldliness,
uprightness



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