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feminine

/santiˈðað/

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Translation

holiness, sanctity

Word origin

From Latin sanctitas ('sacredness, holiness'), from sanctus ('holy, consecrated').

Origin: Latin
Root: sanctitas
English cognates: sanctity, saint

Grammar

Genderfeminine

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Examples

He lived his whole life in holiness.

The sanctity of that place impressed everyone.

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Can holiness be reached in this world?

They respected the sanctity of the ancient temple.

peregrinos.

His Holiness received the pilgrims.

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This word is part of lesson 79.