sacrosanct
pronunciation
How to pronounce sacrosanct in British English:
UK [ˈsækrəʊsæŋkt]
How to pronounce sacrosanct in American English:
US [ˈsækroʊsæŋkt]
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- Adjective:
- must be kept sacred
Word Origin
- sacrosanct (adj.)
- "superlatively sacred or inviolable," c. 1600, from Latin sacrosanctus "protected by religious sanction, consecrated with religious ceremonies," from sacro, ablative of sacrum "religious sanction" (from neuter singular of sacer "sacred") + sanctus, past participle of sancire "make sacred" (for both, see sacred). Earlier in partially anglicized form sacro-seint (c. 1500).
Example
- 1. Performance fees , however , have so far remained sacrosanct .
- 2. Defence should not be sacrosanct .
- 3. Then again is liquidity really so sacrosanct ?
- 4. You might argue that families have always been sacrosanct and protected from government intrusion .
- 5. The argument that defence must be sacrosanct while every other part of the budget may be cut is losing ground even among republicans .