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sacrosanct

 
(săk'rō-săngkt') pronunciation
adj.
Regarded as sacred and inviolable.

[Latin sacrōsānctus, consecrated with religious ceremonies : sacrō, ablative of sacrum, religious rite (from neuter of sacer, sacred; see sacred) + sānctus, past participle of sancīre, to consecrate.]

sacrosanctity sac'ro·sanc'ti·ty (-săngk'tĭ-tē) n.

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  1. Regarded with particular reverence or respect: blessed, hallowed, holy, sacred. See religion, respect/contempt/standing.
  2. Protected from violation or abuse by custom, law, or feelings of reverence: inviolable, sacred. See sacred/profane.

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IN BRIEF: Holy, greatly respected.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hellig, ukrænkelig, sakrosankt, urørlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
heilig, onaantastbaar

Français (French)
adj. - sacro-saint

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sakrosankt, hochheilig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ιερός και απαραβίαστος

Italiano (Italian)
sacrosanto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sacrossanto

Русский (Russian)
священный и неприкосновенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sacrosanto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sakrosankt, helig, okränkbar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
极神圣的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 極神聖的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 더할 나위 없이 신성한, 신성 불가침의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - きわめて神聖な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقدس, الى ابعد حد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קדוש ביותר‬


 
 

 

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