sanctity · noun — holiness of life or disposition; saintliness. It carries an Arena rating of 1630, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sanctity ranks #2,373 of 17,136 for Most Malleable Words, #2,510 of 17,128 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #2,748 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,879 of 17,132 for Most Beautiful Words.
sanctity is pronounced /ˈsæŋktɪti/.
Why “sanctity” is a great word
The quality or state of being holy, sacred, or inviolable. From Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sānctitās ("holiness, sacredness"), from sānctus ("holy, sacred"). Unlike sanctimony, which is piety’s hollow performance, or sacredness, which often denotes a formal religious dedication, sanctity is an inherent and absolute condition. It is the silence of a deserted cathedral at dawn, the unwavering line a person refuses to cross, the brittle parchment of a vow kept across decades—a sovereignty that exists not because it is enforced, but because we collectively agree it must remain beyond the reach of compromise.
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Etymology
From Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sānctitās.
noun
- Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
- The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
- Something considered sacred.
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