sanctities
States of holiness
Sanctities is the plural of sanctity, referring to multiple things held sacred or inviolable.
The word often appears in phrases like the sanctities of home and family or the sanctities of religious tradition.
It can describe either genuinely revered principles or things treated as untouchable by convention: He refused to question the sanctities of the institution.
Sacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- blessednessState of spiritual grace
- godlinessState of spiritual purity
- hallowednessState of being consecrated
sacredness · beatification · canonization · deification · transcendence · inviolability · sacrosanctity · blessed
Profound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
adoration · homage · deference · respect · obeisance · prostration · fervor · solemnity
Sacred ritual table
- shrineSacred devotional place
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
- relicPreserved ancient object
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
pilgrimage · liturgy · incense · ceremony · benediction · sacrifice · sacrament · temple
Total absence of flaws
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- pristinePure and untouched
unsullied · undefiled · virginity · wholesome · spotlessness · untainted · incorruptibility · moral purity
divinity
Sacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- blessednessState of spiritual grace
- godlinessState of spiritual purity
hallowedness · sacredness · beatification · canonization · deification · transcendence · inviolability · sacrosanctity · blessed · hallowed
veneration
Profound admiring respect
worship · adoration · homage · deference · respect · obeisance · prostration · fervor · solemnity · genuflection
altar
Sacred ritual table
- shrineSacred devotional place
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
- relicPreserved ancient object
consecration · pilgrimage · liturgy · incense · ceremony · benediction · sacrifice · sacrament · temple · sanctuary
immaculateness
Total absence of flaws
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- unblemishedFree from any defect
pristine · unsullied · undefiled · virginity · wholesome · spotlessness · untainted · incorruptibility · moral purity · sinlessness
sanctitiesprofanities
Taboo vulgar expressions
blasphemies · sacrileges · obscenities · impieties · desecrations
sanctitiescorruptions
Debasements of purity
defilements · impurities · abominations · pollutions · contaminations
sanctitiesdesecrations
Violations of sacred spaces
profanations · violations · defilements · debasements · dishonors
sanction, saint, saintly, sanctity, sanctify, sanctions, sanctioned, sanctimonious, sanctified