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sacrosanct

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sacrosanct /ˈsakrōˌsaNG(k)t, ˈsækroʊˌsæŋ(k)t /
adjective (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with:
the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct.
– DERIVATIVES
sacrosanctity /ˌsakrōˈsaNG(k)tədē, ˌsækroʊˈsæŋ(k)tədi / noun
– ORIGIN late 15th century : from Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro by a sacred rite (ablative of sacrum) + sanctus holy.
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