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as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
the teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it
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as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place
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Recent Examples of sacrosanct
The tussle over the leader of the Catholic church’s childhood home presents a uniquely American clash, according to legal experts and scholars, over the nation’s near sacrosanct beliefs in property rights enshrined by the Constitution.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 June 2025
From the character’s layered gold necklaces to her sensible-yet-stylish boots, Hargitay is Benson, and she’s earned the right to have her opinions about all things SVU treated as sacrosanct.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 June 2025
Consider the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, when Ukraine returned Soviet nuclear weapons to Russia in return for a commitment from Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States that Ukraine’s territorial integrity was sacrosanct.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
While the First Amendment is an annoyance in the state Capitol, the Second Amendment is sacrosanct.
—Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 June 2025
From the character’s layered gold necklaces to her sensible-yet-stylish boots, Hargitay is Benson, and she’s earned the right to have her opinions about all things SVU treated as sacrosanct.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 June 2025
Consider the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, when Ukraine returned Soviet nuclear weapons to Russia in return for a commitment from Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States that Ukraine’s territorial integrity was sacrosanct.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
While the First Amendment is an annoyance in the state Capitol, the Second Amendment is sacrosanct.
—Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrosanct
Adjective
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The detention facility threatens land that is not only environmentally sensitive but sacred to our people.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s the viewer’s sacred and often fragile relationship with great movies and TV shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
7 Aug. 2025
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The structure took a more holy turn in 1954, when a 3607 Pennsylvania was purchased by a church.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the drive to make PCI Express 5.0 SSDs usable on a wider range of platforms, the holy grail for drive manufacturers would seem to be effective thermal management without sacrificing performance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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