the sanctity of marriage

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• sanctity — sanc|ti|ty [ sæŋktəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the special importance that some things have, especially traditional institutions: He believed in Christian values and the sanctity of marriage. 2. ) the quality of being holy or of having special… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• sanctity — sanc|ti|ty [ˈsæŋktıti] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: saincteté, from Latin sanctitas, from sanctus; SAINT] 1.) the sanctity of life/marriage etc the quality that makes life, marriage etc so important that it must be respected and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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