Sacrosanct
(adjective)
- Consecrated or inviolable by virtue of religious or moral principles.
- Entitled to respect and reverence; inviolable.
Origin:
From latin sacrosanctus, from sacer ("sacred") + sanctus ("hol.y")
Examples:
- The Constitution is sacrosanct in the eyes of many Americans.
- The holy book is sacrosanct to the faithful.
- The sacrosanctity of human life.
- The sacrosanct nature of marriage.
- He considered the rules of the game to be sacrosanct.