Sanctities

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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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