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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)
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.
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To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed,
narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.
--Macaulay.
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2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding
force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
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3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
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About him all the sanctities of heaven. --Milton.
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Syn: Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under
{Religion}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) (wn)
sanctity
n 1: the quality of being holy [syn: {holiness}, {sanctity},
{sanctitude}] [ant: {unholiness}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 (moby-thesaurus)
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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