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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
Resurgent royalism Other than aligning with Thailand’s armed forces, Anutin is also close to its sacrosanct royal palace, accompanying King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a four-day visit to Bhutan in April as well as his historic visit to China in November.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
No matter what the circumstances, ICE is no more sacrosanct than any other law enforcement agency, and there’s no death penalty for civil disobedience.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Federal Reserve’s independence is sacrosanct among the big banks.
—Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
No matter what the circumstances, ICE is no more sacrosanct than any other law enforcement agency, and there’s no death penalty for civil disobedience.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Federal Reserve’s independence is sacrosanct among the big banks.
—Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Good luck is said to grace all pregnant women who visit this sacred space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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When his grandmother also falls ill and prepares to cross the Kuriyako, the sacred place where her people go to die, an ancestral presence arrives in the house, blurring the boundary between the living and the dead.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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The White House and the Pentagon have used Old Testament verses to frame political or military objectives as holy missions.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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There are views onto the peaks of the mountains that march towards Nepal and Tibet on the ancient pilgrimage route to Mt Kailash, the holiest of sites in four religions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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