Sanctity

3 definitions found

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) 2.0 [wn]:

  sanctity
       n : the quality of being holy [syn: {holiness}] [ant: {unholiness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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