Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Regarded as sacred and inviolable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Preëminently or superlatively sacred or inviolable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Sacred; inviolable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective beyond
alteration ,criticism , orinterference , especially due toreligious sanction ;inviolable . - adjective
sacred .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective must be kept sacred
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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If the dendro readings are crap now, why do we consider them sacrosanct from the because they are old?
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The cultural boycott of Ariel seeks to penalize spaces which should remain sacrosanct, and devoid of political positioning.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The 10 Commandments of Gun Safety remain sacrosanct, and you should school young shooters on every one of them.
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Senator-elect Rand Paul has challenged the notion of sacrosanct programs, by suggesting instead that a 5% cut should be applied across the board.
David Paul: Tea Party Republicans Should Tackle Federal Role in Distorting Markets and Causing Bubbles. David Paul 2010
verbocity commented on the word sacrosanct
Also can hint at someone's feelings of being above criticism.
October 16, 2008
shadowkeir commented on the word sacrosanct
Adjective:
Found in The Chambers Dictionary: inviolable, protected by sacred or qusi-sacred rules.
Latin: sacrosanctus, from sacer (sacred) and Sanctus (pap of sancrite to hollow).
November 18, 2008