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
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Aries is assertive enough to set U-Haul wheels in motion while simultaneously recognizing the need to preserve the sanctity of Aquarius’ mental space.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 31 July 2024
These principles boil down to: Democracies rest on rule of law; someone who denies the sanctity of the Constitution and serially violates our laws cannot be president.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
Today, with that arrangement now dead, Europe has arrived at another explanation for why refugees cannot now be let through its borders: the sanctity of Greek national security.
—Alex Clapp, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2020
Just about every ranking Democrat has warned that Trump's election to a second term would threaten democracy itself, from the sanctity of elections to the independence of the Justice Department.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 31 July 2024
These principles boil down to: Democracies rest on rule of law; someone who denies the sanctity of the Constitution and serially violates our laws cannot be president.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
Today, with that arrangement now dead, Europe has arrived at another explanation for why refugees cannot now be let through its borders: the sanctity of Greek national security.
—Alex Clapp, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2020
Just about every ranking Democrat has warned that Trump's election to a second term would threaten democracy itself, from the sanctity of elections to the independence of the Justice Department.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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“Sanctity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctity. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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