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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sanctity \Sanc"ti*ty\, noun; pl. {Sanctities}. [L. sanctitas, from sanctus holy. See {Saint}.]
1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed, narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion. --Macaulay.
2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
About him all the sanctities of heaven. --Milton.
Syn: Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity; religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under {Religion}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sanctity
noun: 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
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