sacrosanct
sacrosanct
definition
adjective
the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct
(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
example
Royalty is accorded less respect and marriage is no longer regarded as 'sacrosanct' .
Yes, we had to slash into 'sacrosanct' areas like health care to save the country.
Basic human decency and respect for the dead as well as for the feelings of their grieving loved ones should guarantee that burial places are 'sacrosanct' .
If something in science suddenly becomes so 'sacrosanct' that you can't question it, then it ceases to be science.
If a mistake is reprinted often enough, it becomes 'sacrosanct' - no one questions it, no one verifies it.
At the end of the case, Justice Lloyd said wilderness is 'sacrosanct' .
The principle of maintaining the territorial integrity of states remained 'sacrosanct' .
In principle there seems little reason to regard the Internet as 'sacrosanct' , one network that is necessarily free of taxation.
A marriage before God is a 'sacrosanct' thing, an act of union in the eyes of God, irreversible and permanent.
These are hands-off, no-go, 'sacrosanct' areas that the British prime minister cannot afford to have tampered with.
No principle or vision is 'sacrosanct' in Washington except its own security and self-interest.
The issue is one of property rights which, in every capitalist society, are both valuable and 'sacrosanct' .
Environmentalism has become a 'sacrosanct' religion of which no questions can even be asked.
His speeches could go on for hours and caused great disruption to what were seen to be the 'sacrosanct' ways of Westminster.
It was understood equipment and shooting techniques would evolve, but the principles were 'sacrosanct' .
Long gone are the days when this flag carrier was considered so 'sacrosanct' its planes were blessed by priests on the tarmac before departure.
Once upon a time Sunday mornings were 'sacrosanct' times for public worship.
The principle of democracy is 'sacrosanct' , but it will always be interpreted through cultural filters.
Indeed, sports budgets seem to be 'sacrosanct' , elevated to more importance than labs and textbooks.
It could stay holy, 'sacrosanct' , totally uncorrupted and virginal if it wasn't for us humans washing everything over with arrogance.
Sovereignty has long been a 'sacrosanct' principle in the international system.
Considering that Merritt as a singer has a contentious relationship with pitch, he is perhaps not in the greatest position to argue for the 'sacrosanctity' of his tunes.
This is a purely hypothetical example, but I don't see anyone really defending the 'sacrosanctity' of consumer privacy under this set of circumstances.
It would be an absurdity to maintain the 'sacrosanctity' of confidentiality if that itself was putting people very seriously at risk.
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