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Definition of: sacrosanct
(sak′rō·sangkt) adjective
Peculiarly and exceedingly sacred; inviolable; preeminent for sanctity: sometimes used ironically. [<L sacrosanctus <sacro, ablative of sacrum a rite (<sacer holy) + sanctus, pp. of sancire make holy, inviolable]
—sac′ro·sanc′ti·ty noun
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