- sanctity (of something)
the state of being very important and worth protecting 神圣不可侵犯 the sanctity of marriage 婚姻之神圣 I believe in the sanctity of human life. 我相信人类生命的神圣。
the state of being holy 神圣性；圣洁性 a life of sanctity, like that of St Francis 圣方济各式的圣洁生活 the sanctity of the Church 教会的神圣 Abydos was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians. 阿比多斯是古埃及人的圣地。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘saintliness’): from Old French sainctite, reinforced by Latin sanctitas, from sanctus ‘holy’.