Definition of Sacrosanct

1. Adjective. Must be kept sacred.

Exact synonyms: Inviolable, Inviolate
Similar to: Sacred

Definition of Sacrosanct

1. a. Sacred; inviolable.

Definition of Sacrosanct

1. Adjective. beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable. ¹

2. Adjective. sacred. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sacrosanct

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sacrosanct

sacrococcygeus
sacrodural ligament
sacrodynia
sacrofanite
sacroiliac
sacroiliac articulation
sacroiliac joint
sacroiliacs
sacroiliitis
sacrolisthesis
sacrolumbalis
sacrolumbar
sacropelvic surface of ilium
sacroposterior position
sacrosanct (current term)
sacrosanctities
sacrosanctity
sacrosanctly
sacrosanctness
sacrosanctum
sacrosciatic
sacrosciatic notch
sacrospinal
sacrospinous
sacrospinous ligament
sacrotomy
sacrotransverse position
sacrotuberous
sacrotuberous ligament

Literary usage of Sacrosanct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion by Jane Ellen Harrison (1908)
"They got anxious as to how Lysis had been buried, for ' there is something special and sacrosanct (5<7(oi/) that takes place at the burial of the ..."

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