ˈsaŋ(k)təd.ē, ˈsaiŋ-, -tətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English saunctite, sauntite, from Middle French saincteté, saintité, from Latin sanctitat-, sanctitas, from sanctus holy + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at saint
1.
a. : holiness of life and character : saintliness , godliness
b. sanctities plural : sacred excellences or principles
no pretense of sanctities
with no regard for rules or sanctities — Christian Century
2.
a. : the quality or state of being holy or sacred : a religious binding force : inviolability , sacredness
things whose sanctity it would be insane even to question — T.O.Heggen
the problem of sanctity of boundaries — P.C.Nash
b. sanctities plural : sacred objects, obligations, or rights