SACROSANCT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

sacrosanct

adjective

ˈsa-krō-ˌsaŋ(k)t

Definition of sacrosanct

as in sacred

not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with the teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it

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as in holy

set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place

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Recent Examples of sacrosanct Few city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad. — Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 And while the people in those living rooms may not be thrilled with this year’s Sox, their connection to the team remains sacrosanct regardless of its record. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026 On the one hand, traffickers are helping fuel the violent crime that conservatives decry; on the other, prosecution of gun laws brushes against tenets that conservatives hold sacrosanct. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026 Scarcity remains absolutely sacrosanct to Rolls-Royce. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrosanct

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These tens of thousands of petroglyphs depict animals, spiritual figures, and sacred stories.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
But Kuk, who started at Wan’s as a busboy at 13, then moved to working at the counter and then in the kitchen, also wanted to make changes that highlighted what the family considers sacred traditions.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sacred

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The first few generations of holy men who led Idaho’s congregations died, and no one took their place.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
And make this little holy moment for yourself, this little spiritual realization of a kind of balance or play in your physical environment and that will heal you.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

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