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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 2024


sacrosanct

sacrosanct

English

Adjective

sacrosanct (comparative more sacrosanct, superlative most sacrosanct)

  1. 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?
  2. sacred.

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References

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