- sanctity (of something)
the state of being very important and worth protecting 神聖不可侵犯 the sanctity of marriage 婚姻之神聖 I believe in the sanctity of human life. 我相信人類生命的神聖。
the state of being holy 神聖性；聖潔性 a life of sanctity, like that of St Francis 聖方濟各式的聖潔生活 the sanctity of the Church 教會的神聖 Abydos was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians. 阿比多斯是古埃及人的聖地。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘saintliness’): from Old French sainctite, reinforced by Latin sanctitas, from sanctus ‘holy’.