Sanc"ti*ty (?), n.;
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.
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