Sanction
(Sanc"tion), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning.] To give sanction
to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments.
De Quincey. Syn. — To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
Sanctionary
(Sanc"tion*a*ry) a. Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.
Sanctitude
(Sanc"ti*tude) n. [L. sanctitudo.] Holiness; sacredness; sanctity. [R.] Milton.
Sanctity
(Sanc"ti*ty) n.; pl. Sanctities [L. sanctitas, from sanctus holy. See Saint.]
1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed, narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.
Macaulay. 2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; as, the sanctity of an oath.
3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
About him all the sanctities of heaven.
Milton. Syn. — Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity; religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the
Note under Religion.
Sanctuarize
(Sanc"tu*a*rize) v. t. To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges. [Obs.] Shak.
Sanctuary
(Sanc"tu*a*ry) n.; pl. Sanctuaries [OE. seintuarie, OF. saintuaire, F. sanctuaire, fr. L.
sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred, holy. See Saint.] A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and
inviolable site. Hence, specifically: (a) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy
of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter
except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part
of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem. (b) (Arch.) The most sacred part of any religious
building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed. (c) A house consecrated
to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of
worship. (d) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection.
These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples the privilege of sanctuary.
Milton.
The admirable works of painting were made fuel for the fire; but some relics of it took sanctuary under
ground, and escaped the common destiny.
Dryden. Sanctum
(Sanc"tum) n. [L., p. p. of sancire to consecrate.] A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a
room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum.
||Sanctum sanctorum [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.
Sanctus
(Sanc"tus) n. [L. sanctus, p. p. of sancire.]
1. (Eccl.) A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the
first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; — called also Tersanctus.
2. (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.
Sanctus bell, a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel
arch, in mediæval churches, but a hand bell is now often used; — so called because rung at the singing
