Sanction, v. a. Ratify, confirm, countenance, support, authorize, warrant, allow, legalize, bind.
Sanctity, n.
- 1. Purity, holiness, godliness, saintliness, goodness, piety, grace, devotion, religiousness.
- 2. Sacredness, inviolability, solemnity.
Sanctuary, n.
- 1. Sacred or holy place, shrine, consecrated spot, holy ground, holy of holies, adytum.
- 2. Temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building, consecrated ground.
- 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter.
- 4. Refuge, shelter, protection, security.
Sanctum sanctorum. [L.] Sanctuary, holy of holies, most holy place.
Sand, n. Gravel, small pebbles, comminuted silica.
Sand, v. a. Cover or sprinkle with sand.
Sand-blast, n. Sand-jet.
Sanders, n. [Written also Saunders.] Red sandal-wood.
Sand-flea, n. Beach-flea, sandhopper, amphiped, sea-flea.
Sand-fly, n. Midge (Simulium nocivum).
Sandhopper, n. Sand-flea, beach-flea, amphipod, sea-flea.
Sandiver, n. Glass-gall.
Sand-jet, n. Sand-blast.
Sandy, a.
- 1. Sabulous, gritty.
- 2. Unstable, shifting, arenaceous.
- 3. Yellowish-red, sand-colored.