Sacrosanct
adjective
Very holy and important and must be respected.
In many cultures, certain traditions and customs are considered sacrosanct.
Often appears as...
- sacrosanct principle
- sacrosanct rule
adjective
Too important or valuable to be interfered with.
The right to free speech is considered sacrosanct.
Often appears as...
- sacrosanct right
- sacrosanct law
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Very holy and important and must be respected.
In many cultures, certain traditions and customs are considered sacrosanct.
Often appears as...
- sacrosanct principle
- sacrosanct rule
adjective
Too important or valuable to be interfered with.
The right to free speech is considered sacrosanct.
Often appears as...
- sacrosanct right
- sacrosanct law
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Reverence
Use 'sacrosanct' to show deep respect for cultural beliefs and practices that are immune to criticism.
The centuries-old festival is sacrosanct to the village.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Sacrosanct' carries an emotional emphasis on the importance and purity of something.
To her, the family photo album was sacrosanct.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Debate
Use when something is not to be questioned or altered due to its revered status.
The founding values of our charity are sacrosanct.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Reverence
Use 'sacrosanct' to show deep respect for cultural beliefs and practices that are immune to criticism.
The centuries-old festival is sacrosanct to the village.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Sacrosanct' carries an emotional emphasis on the importance and purity of something.
To her, the family photo album was sacrosanct.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Debate
Use when something is not to be questioned or altered due to its revered status.
The founding values of our charity are sacrosanct.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Reverence
Use 'sacrosanct' to show deep respect for cultural beliefs and practices that are immune to criticism.
The centuries-old festival is sacrosanct to the village.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Sacrosanct' carries an emotional emphasis on the importance and purity of something.
To her, the family photo album was sacrosanct.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Debate
Use when something is not to be questioned or altered due to its revered status.
The founding values of our charity are sacrosanct.
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Video examples
Dambisa Moyo: Is China...
than to spend your time going around trying to proclaim and defend democracy. Now, I know many people in this room and around the world will think, "Well actually, this is hard to grasp," because private capitalism and liberal democracy are held sacrosanct.
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
working on comes down to a single question, that question is this, how do we view this space? How do we view it as citizens, how do we view it as Americans. Do we view it as a place that is sacrosanct and holy and inviolable,
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The "bottom billion" -...
so total reversal of security policy anything else yes you tear up the eleventh commandment national sovereignty before the war he treated national sovereignty as so sacrosanct that you weren't even willing
Video examples
Dambisa Moyo: Is China...
than to spend your time going around trying to proclaim and defend democracy. Now, I know many people in this room and around the world will think, "Well actually, this is hard to grasp," because private capitalism and liberal democracy are held sacrosanct.
Video examples
Grand Canyon Adventure:...
working on comes down to a single question, that question is this, how do we view this space? How do we view it as citizens, how do we view it as Americans. Do we view it as a place that is sacrosanct and holy and inviolable,
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The "bottom billion" -...
so total reversal of security policy anything else yes you tear up the eleventh commandment national sovereignty before the war he treated national sovereignty as so sacrosanct that you weren't even willing
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Quote examples
Ruth Porat
American Businesswoman
If you don't have ample liquidity, and it's not durable, in times of stress, as you're looking for liquidity, you're forced to sell assets at declining prices, which then eats into your capital position, so it becomes this very, very negative cycle. There's no question that liquidity is sacrosanct.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Libertarianism is a way of measuring how the government and other kinds of systems respect the individual. At the core of libertarianism is the idea that the individual is sacrosanct and that anything that's done contrary to the well-being of the individual needs some pretty serious justification.
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Dorothy Stang
American Clergyman
I don't want to flee, nor do I want to abandon the battle of these farmers who live without any protection in the forest. They have the sacrosanct right to aspire to a better life on land where they can live and work with dignity while respecting the environment.
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Richard Holbrooke
American Public Servant
People in uniform are not sacrosanct. They don't have all the answers. The use of force is a political decision at its core, in terms of its objectives; then the military, as the experts, must be brought in to tell you how to do it.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead.
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Paul Scholes
English Athlete
In my world, the dressing room was sacrosanct. The only time anyone was permitted to take pictures in there was when we had won a trophy.
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Ben Rhodes
American Public Servant
When it comes to Israel's security, our military and intelligence cooperation, that's off limits. That's protected. That's sacrosanct.
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Leah Remini
American Actress
I believe that people should value family and value friendships and hold those things sacrosanct.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
My tenacity and determination to be true to the person I had become were sacrosanct.
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Alan Arkin
American Actor
Unless you're doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct.
Quote examples
Ruth Porat
American Businesswoman
If you don't have ample liquidity, and it's not durable, in times of stress, as you're looking for liquidity, you're forced to sell assets at declining prices, which then eats into your capital position, so it becomes this very, very negative cycle. There's no question that liquidity is sacrosanct.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Libertarianism is a way of measuring how the government and other kinds of systems respect the individual. At the core of libertarianism is the idea that the individual is sacrosanct and that anything that's done contrary to the well-being of the individual needs some pretty serious justification.
Quote examples
Dorothy Stang
American Clergyman
I don't want to flee, nor do I want to abandon the battle of these farmers who live without any protection in the forest. They have the sacrosanct right to aspire to a better life on land where they can live and work with dignity while respecting the environment.
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Richard Holbrooke
American Public Servant
People in uniform are not sacrosanct. They don't have all the answers. The use of force is a political decision at its core, in terms of its objectives; then the military, as the experts, must be brought in to tell you how to do it.
Quote examples
Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead.
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Paul Scholes
English Athlete
In my world, the dressing room was sacrosanct. The only time anyone was permitted to take pictures in there was when we had won a trophy.
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Ben Rhodes
American Public Servant
When it comes to Israel's security, our military and intelligence cooperation, that's off limits. That's protected. That's sacrosanct.
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Leah Remini
American Actress
I believe that people should value family and value friendships and hold those things sacrosanct.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
My tenacity and determination to be true to the person I had become were sacrosanct.
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Alan Arkin
American Actor
Unless you're doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct.
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