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Word: Sacrosanct
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro ‘by a sacred rite’ (ablative of sacrum) + sanctus ‘holy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsakrə(ʊ)saŋ(k)t
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈseɪkrə(ʊ)saŋ(k)t
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
Short Definition:regarded as too important to be interfered with
Examples:- the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct
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