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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sanctity/ˈsaŋktəti/

▶noun (pl. sanctities)

1 holiness; saintliness.

2 ultimate importance and inviolability.

– origin ME: from OFr. sainctite, reinforced by L. sanctitas, from sanctus ‘holy’.

'sanctity' also found in these Oxford entries:

Pharisee - sanctimonious - venerable

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