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Sacrosanct definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAC'ROSANCT, a. [L. sacrosanctus; sacer and sanctus, holy.] Sacred; inviolable. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: must be kept sacred [syn: inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin sacrosanctus, probably from sacro sanctus hallowed by a sacred rite Date: 1601 1. most sacred or holy ; inviolable 2. treated as if holy ; immune from criticism or violation <politically sacrosanct programs> • sacrosanctity noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (of a person, place, law, etc.) most sacred; inviolable. Derivatives: sacrosanctity n. Etymology: L sacrosanctus f. sacro ablat. of sacrum sacred rite (see SACRED) + sanctus (as SAINT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sacrosanct Sac"ro*sanct, a. [L. sucrosanctus.] Sacred; inviolable. [R.] --Dr. H. More.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe something as sacrosanct, you consider it to be special and are unwilling to see it criticized or changed. Freedom of the press is sacrosanct. = sacred ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

awesome, awful, divine, esteemed, heavenly, holy, ineffable, inenarrable, inexpressible, inviolable, inviolate, numinous, regarded, religious, respected, sacred, spiritual, unspeakable, untouchable, unutterable, venerable