Synonyms of sanctity

sanctity

noun

ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holiness
• spirituality
• morality
• devotion
• devoutness
• saintliness
• prayerfulness
• godliness
• sainthood
• blessedness
• piety
• virtue
• goodness
• piousness
• religiousness
• saintship
• sacredness
• asceticism
• consecration
• righteousness
• virtuousness
• uprightness
• rectitude
• priestliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impiety
• unholiness
• godlessness
• irreverence
• ungodliness
• wickedness
• sinfulness
• depravity
• vileness
• hypocrisy
• evilness
• heinousness
• monstrosity
• sanctimony
• sanctimoniousness
• sacrilegiousness
• blasphemousness
• depravedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanctity

This is not an argument of fatalism, rather an homage to the sanctity of memory. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

As far as these online habits show, the sanctity of Sundays off may be vanishing as an always-on work culture takes over. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Another school turned into a crime scene; a violation of the sanctity of childhood. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

But is the sanctity of the re-see at risk when yet another industry appointment becomes a content machine? — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026