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sacrosanct adjective [ ˈsakrə(ʊ)saŋ(k)t ]

• (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
• "the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct"
Similar: sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeachable, unchallengeable, invulnerable, untouchable, inalienable, set apart, protected, defended, secure, safe, unthreatened,
Origin: late 15th century: from Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro ‘by a sacred rite’ (ablative of sacrum ) + sanctus ‘holy’.


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