sacrosanct

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrosanctus.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/

Adjective

sacrosanct (comparative more sacrosanct, superlative most sacrosanct)

Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
- 2011 August 14, Kenneth R. Harney, “Homeowner mortgage write-off may be in jeopardy”, in Los Angeles Times‎:
  After decades of being considered politically sacrosanct, why are homeowner mortgage write-offs suddenly on the chopping block?
Sacred, very holy.

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Derived terms

Related terms

sacred

Translations

beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable

Catalan: sacrosant
Dutch: onaantastbaar (nl), onschendbaar (nl)
French: sacro-saint (fr) m, sacrosaint (fr) m
Georgian: ხელშეუხებელი (xelšeuxebeli), წმინდა (c̣minda)
German: sakrosankt (de), unantastbar (de)
Greek: απαραβίαστος (el) (aparavíastos)
Italian: sacrosanto (it) m

Japanese: 不可侵 (fukashin), 批判を許さない (hihan o yurusanai)
Korean: 신성불가침의 (sinseongbulgachimui), 불가침 (bulgachim)
Portuguese: sacrossanto (pt) m
Russian: неприкоснове́нный (ru) (neprikosnovénnyj), свяще́нный (ru) (svjaščénnyj)
Spanish: sacrosanto (es) m
Swedish: okränkbar (sv)

sacred, very holy

Catalan: sacrosant
Chinese:
Mandarin: 神聖 (zh), 神圣 (zh) (shénshèng)
Dutch: sacrosant, gewijd (nl) heilig (nl)
French: sacro-saint (fr), sacrosaint (fr)
Georgian: წმინდა (c̣minda), წმინდათაწმინდა (c̣mindatac̣minda)

German: sakrosankt (de), heilig (de), hochheilig (de)
Ido: sakrosanta (io)
Japanese: 神聖な (ja) (しんせいな, shinsei na)
Romanian: sacrosanct (ro)
Russian: свяще́нный (ru) (svjaščénnyj), свято́й (ru) (svjatój)
Tagalog: kabanal-banalan

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French: ^{(please verify)} sacrosaint (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} sacro-saint (fr) m
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} неприкосновен m (neprikosnóven)

Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} sakrosankt, ^{(please verify)} fredlyst, ^{(please verify)} hellig (no) og ^{(please verify)} ukrenkelig

References

“sacrosanct” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1989

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