sanctity
State of inviolability
Sanctity is the quality of being sacred, holy, or inviolable.
Religious contexts speak of the sanctity of life, marriage, or the Sabbath.
The word extends to anything treated as deserving ultimate respect or protection: the sanctity of contracts, the sanctity of the home.
To violate something's sanctity is to desecrate or profane it.
Sacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- blessednessState of spiritual grace
- godlinessState of spiritual purity
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
beatification · canonization · sacredness · hallowed · blessed · holy · sacred · anointed
Profound admiring respect
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- respectRegard with honor
homage · deference · honor · esteem · solemnity · ceremony · observance · ritual
Regarded as too important to alter
- inviolableImpossible to breach
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
immutable · indelible · impregnable · protected · unbreakable · binding · covenant · oath
Total absence of flaws
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- spotlessnessComplete absence of dirt
- unsulliedNot made impure
- untaintedFree from contamination
chastity · innocence · virginity · wholesomeness · pristine · uncorrupted · integrity · incorruptibility
divinity
Sacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- blessednessState of spiritual grace
- godlinessState of spiritual purity
righteousness · beatification · canonization · sacredness · hallowed · blessed · holy · sacred · anointed · grace
veneration
Profound admiring respect
respect · homage · deference · honor · esteem · solemnity · ceremony · observance · ritual · prayer
sacrosanct
Regarded as too important to alter
- inviolableImpossible to breach
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
absolute · immutable · indelible · impregnable · protected · unbreakable · binding · covenant · oath · vow
immaculateness
Total absence of flaws
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- spotlessnessComplete absence of dirt
- unsulliedNot made impure
untainted · chastity · innocence · virginity · wholesomeness · pristine · uncorrupted · integrity · incorruptibility · moral
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
ethereal · mystical · presence · aura · luminosity · serenity · peace · bliss · enlightenment · awakening
- Jewish ethicsmitzvot, tikkun olam, Torah study, good deeds, righteousness
- Jewish holinessholiness, sacredness, holy name, holy places, sacred space
- Jewish valuestikkun olam, mussar, shalom, simcha, honoring parents
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- sacredholy, sacred, sacredness, holiness, divine
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
sanctityprofanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
unholiness · profaneness · blasphemy · sacrilege · desecration
sanctitywickedness
Moral corruption or evil
sinfulness · depravity · evilness · corruption · vileness
sanctitydesecration
Violating something sacred
violation · profanation · defilement · sacrilege · degradation
- economic sanctionPunitive limits on commerce
- trade sanctionsRestrictions on international commerce
- financial sanctionsPunitive limits on transactions
- international sanctionsPunitive measures between countries
- oil sanctionsTrade restrictions on petroleum
- sanctions evasionAvoiding imposed trade restrictions
sanction, sanctify, sanctions, sanctioned, sanctimonious, sanctified, sanctioning, sanctification, sanctities