n. pl. sanc·ti·ties 1. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness. 2. The quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability. 3. Something considered sacred. [Middle English saunctite, from Old French sainctite, from Latin sānctitās, from sānctus, sacred; see SANCTIFY.] |
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