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sanctity

 

  2  definitions  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sanctity 
  n  :  the  quality  of  being  holy  [syn:  {holiness}]  [ant:  {unholiness}]




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