sanctity

English

Etymology

From Old French sanctete, from Latin sanctitas.

Noun

sanctity (countable and uncountable, plural sanctities)

(uncountable) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
(uncountable) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
(countable) Something considered sacred.

Translations

holiness — see holiness

condition

Greek: ιερότητα (el) f (ierótita)
Maori: rongomaiwhiti

Russian: свя́тость (ru) f (svjátostʹ), свяще́нность (ru) f (svjaščénnostʹ)

something considered sacred

Persian: مقدس‎ (fa) (moqaddas)
Russian: святы́ня (ru) f (svjatýnja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: светиња f

Roman: svetinja (sh) f

Anagrams

cystatin, scantity

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