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- Dictionarysacrosanct/ˈsakrə(ʊ)saŋ(k)t/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with: "the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct"
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SACROSANCT definition: 1. thought to be too important or too special to be changed: 2. thought to be too important or too…. Learn more.
1. : most sacred or holy : inviolable. 2. : treated as if holy : immune from criticism or violation. politically sacrosanct programs. sacrosanctity. ˌsa-krō-ˈsaŋ (k)-tə-tē. noun. Did you know?
Sacrosanct is often used to describe religious rituals and traditions, which isn’t surprising considering that this adjective comes from the Latin word for something that is protected by a religious sanction.
Sacrosanct definition: extremely sacred or inviolable. See examples of SACROSANCT used in a sentence.
If you describe something as sacrosanct, you consider it to be special and are unwilling to see it criticized or changed. Freedom of the press is sacrosanct. ...weekend rest days were considered sacrosanct.
sacrosanct. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sac‧ro‧sanct /ˈsækrəʊsæŋkt $ -roʊ-/ adjective something that is sacrosanct is considered to be so important that no one is allowed to criticize or change it SYN sacred Weekends are sacrosanct in our family.
too important to be changed or destroyed: Human life is sacrosanct. (Definition of sacrosanct from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A complete guide to the word "SACROSANCT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. extremely sacred or inviolable. 2. regarded or treated as being above or beyond interference, criticism, etc. [1595–1605; < Latin sacrō sānctus made holy by sacred rite. See sacred, saint] sac`ro•sanc′ti•ty, sac′ro•sanct`ness, n.
Sacrosanct Definition. săkrō-săngkt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Very sacred, holy, or inviolable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: inviolable. sacred. inviolate.
