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sanctity
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[ noun ] (religion) the quality of being holy
Synonyms Used in print ("Editorials"...)He is a Buddhist , which means that to him peace and the sanctity of human life are not_only religious dogma , but a profound and unshakable Weltanschauung . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Finally , it gives sanctity , more than human legitimacy , and even , through super empirical reference , transcendent and supernatural importance to some values ; for_example , marriage as a sacrament , much law-breaking as sinful , occasionally the state as a divine instrument . Related terms |
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