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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sanctity \sanc"tity\, 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.
1913 webster
to sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed,
narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.
--macaulay.
1913 webster
2. sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding
force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
1913 webster
3. a saint or holy being. r.
1913 webster
about him all the sanctities of heaven. --milton.
1913 webster
syn: holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. see the note under
religion.
1913 webster
see also:
sanctities saint religion
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sanctity
n : the quality of being holy syn: holiness ant: unholiness
see also:
holiness unholiness
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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