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sanctities |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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}.
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