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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 Federal Reserve’s independence is sacrosanct among the big banks.
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Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
But in most states, equity returns remain sacrosanct.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The Assemblies of God took root in Australia nearly a century ago, and denomination leaders there also considered the autonomy of each church to be sacrosanct.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the Impoundment Control Act would come to be viewed as sacrosanct at the OMB.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacrosanct
Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
But in most states, equity returns remain sacrosanct.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The Assemblies of God took root in Australia nearly a century ago, and denomination leaders there also considered the autonomy of each church to be sacrosanct.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the Impoundment Control Act would come to be viewed as sacrosanct at the OMB.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacrosanct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrosanct
Adjective
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The community is guided by a liturgical calendar, which Prince explains makes every day feel like a sacred moment.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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In wartime, death no longer carries the sacred, sublime aura found both in German Romanticism and Russian literary tradition.—
Hanlu Zhang,
Artforum,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors also wrote in that filing that Jalloh suggested to an FBI source that Ramadan, a holy month in the Islamic calendar, was a good time to conduct an attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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The day before Ramadan began, ICNA Relief hosted its annual Ramadan Food Box giveaway, where families came for $75 worth of items like dates, lentils, flour, oil, vermicelli and other essentials commonly used during the holy month.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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