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sacrosanct

sac·ro·sanct

sacrosanct

 
 
pronunciation:
sae kro saengkt
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: regarded as dedicated to holy use or as so sacred as to be immune to desecration; inviolable; consecrated.
The tomb was considered sacrosanct.
similar words:
hallowed, sacred
definition 2: so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism.
Their yearly Super Bowl ritual is sacrosanct, so there is no use suggesting doing anything different.
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derivations: sacrosanctity (n.), sacrosanctness (n.)