sacrosanct

C2 Topic:Religion & Belief
US /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/
adj Freq #48068

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.

    It will be noted that pre-grouping routes between London and Scotland are no longer sacrosanct—for example, Glasgow St. Enoch trains no longer run necessarily to St. Pancras.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · beyond alteration,... sacred
More inviolable
Opposites
unsacredviolable
Word family
Derived forms sacrosanctitysacrosanctlysacrosanctness
Related forms sacred

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sacrōsānctus.

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