sacrosanctity
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sacrosanctity — sacrosanct ► ADJECTIVE ▪ regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. DERIVATIVES sacrosanctity noun. ORIGIN Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro by a sacred rite + sanctus holy … English terms dictionary
sacrosanctity — noun see sacrosanct … New Collegiate Dictionary
sacrosanctity — noun The quality of being sacrosanct. Syn: sacrosanctness … Wiktionary
sacrosanctity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality of being holy or sacred: blessedness, holiness, sacredness, sanctity. See RELIGION. 2. The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation: inviolability, sacredness, sanctity.… … English dictionary for students
sacrosanctity — n. utmost holiness, inviolability, state of being consecrated … English contemporary dictionary
sacrosanctity — sac·ro·sanc·ti·ty … English syllables
sacrosanctity — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|saŋ(k)təd.ē, |saiŋ , tətē, i noun ( es) : the quality or state of being sacrosanct … Useful english dictionary
Sacrosanct — Sacrosanctity was a right of tribunes in Ancient Rome to not be harmed physically. Plebeians took an oath to regard anyone who laid hands on a tribune as an outlaw liable to be killed without penalty. The term comes from the phrase sacer esto (… … Wikipedia
sacrosanct — sacrosanctity, sacrosanctness, n. /sak roh sangkt /, adj. 1. extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple. 2. not to be entered or trespassed upon: She considered her home office sacrosanct. 3. above or beyond criticism,… … Universalium
Tribune — (from the Latin: tribunus ; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος ) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the… … Wikipedia
