sacrosanct

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #48068

Meanings

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.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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