as in holiness
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous
the sanctity of the elderly nun shone through in her every word and gesture
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Recent Examples of sanctity
The process, known as the conclave, is one of the most secretive elections in the world, cloistered inside the Sistine Chapel under intense procedural rules designed to preserve the sanctity and security of the decision.
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Journalism prevailed for the sanctity of the Triple Crown.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
We’re given flowers, cards and brunch menus, while politicians praise the sanctity of family and the nobility of maternal love.
—Sarah Leonardi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Generations pass, cultures overlap, and trends evolve, but the sanctity of beauty rituals for and by ourselves remain.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 May 2025
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Journalism prevailed for the sanctity of the Triple Crown.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
We’re given flowers, cards and brunch menus, while politicians praise the sanctity of family and the nobility of maternal love.
—Sarah Leonardi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Generations pass, cultures overlap, and trends evolve, but the sanctity of beauty rituals for and by ourselves remain.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctity
Noun
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The outer appearances distracted me from the inner holiness.—
Rabbi Jack Engel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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However, Christianity honored the holiness of these transgender saints.—
Sarah Barringer,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
Noun
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In Ideals of the East, Okakura argues that Asian civilization is founded on a shared tradition of spirituality and that Japanese art uniquely reflects this tradition because of Japan’s ability to hybridize different cultures without melting them down into an undifferentiated mishmash.—
Waiyee Loh,
JSTOR Daily,
2 July 2025
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By the late 1970s, Gayden had embraced transcendental Indian and Native American spirituality and formed the funk and jazz jam band Skyboat.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Sanctity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctity. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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