sanctity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of being holy
    sanctitude; holiness.

WordNet

Sanc"ti*ty noun
Etymology
L. sanctitas, from sanctus holy. See Saint.
Wordforms
plural Sanctities
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913