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Traditional English :: sacrosanct
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sacrosanctty - adj. (of a person, place, law, etc.) most sacred; inviolable. sacrosanctity n. [L sacrosanctus f. sacro ablat. of sacrum sacred rite (see SACRED ) + sanctus (as SAINT)] |
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Traditional English :: sacro-
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sacrosanctty - comb. form denoting the sacrum (sacro-iliac). |
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Traditional English :: sacrosanct
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sacrosanctty - adj. (of a person, place, law, etc.) most sacred; inviolable. sacrosanctity n. [L sacrosanctus f. sacro ablat. of sacrum sacred rite (see SACRED ) + sanctus (as SAINT)] |
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English Idioms :: sacred cow
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sacrosanctty - {n.} A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment. * /Motherhood is a sacred cow to most politicians./ * /The bold young governor had no respect for the state's sacred cows./ * /Television respects too many sacred cows./ |
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English Idioms :: sacrifice fly
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sacrosanctty - {n.} A baseball hit high in the air that helps a runner score after it is caught. * /Mantle drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly./ |
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Traditional English :: sacra
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sacrosanctty - pl. of SACRUM. |
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