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Webster 1913 Edition

Sacrosanct

Sac′ro-sanct

,

Adj.

[L.

sucrosanctus

.]

Sacred; inviolable.

[R.]

Dr. H. More.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sacrosanct

SAC'ROSANCT

,

Adj.

[L. sacrosanctus; sacer and sanctus, holy.] Sacred; inviolable. [Not in use.]

Definition 2025

sacrosanct

sacrosanct

English

Adjective

sacrosanct ‎(comparative more sacrosanct, superlative most sacrosanct)

beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
- 2011 August 14, Kenneth R. Harney, “Homeowner mortgage write-off may be in jeopardy”, in Los Angeles Times:
  After decades of being considered politically sacrosanct, why are homeowner mortgage write-offs suddenly on the chopping block?
sacred.

Translations

beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable

Catalan: sacrosant
Dutch: onaantastbaar (nl), onschendbaar (nl)
French: sacro-saint (fr) m, sacrosaint (fr) m
German: sakrosankt (de), unantastbar (de)
Italian: sacrosanto (it) m
Japanese: 不可侵 ‎(fukashin), 批判を許さない ‎(hihan o yurusanai)

Portuguese: sacrossanto (pt) m
Russian: неприкоснове́нный (ru) ‎(neprikosnovénnyj), свяще́нный (ru) ‎(svjaščénnyj)
Spanish: sacrosanto (es) m
Swedish: okränkbar

sacred

Catalan: sacrosant
Chinese:
Mandarin: 神聖 (zh), 神圣 (zh) ‎(shénshèng)
Dutch: sacrosant, gewijd (nl) heilig (nl)
French: sacro-saint (fr), sacrosaint (fr)

German: sakrosankt (de)
Japanese: 神聖な (ja) ‎(しんせいな, shinsei na)
Romanian: sacrosanct (ro)
Russian: свяще́нный (ru) ‎(svjaščénnyj), свято́й (ru) ‎(svjatój)
Tagalog: kabanal-banalan

References

“sacrosanct” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1989