Definition
The quality of being sacred, holy, or deserving great respect and protection.
Etymology
From Latin 'sanctitas' meaning holiness, from 'sanctus' (sacred, holy). Religious institutions shaped the meaning, and it's been used for over 1,000 years to describe sacred spaces or principles.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'sanctity of life' sounds ancient, but it's actually a modern political term from the 1960s that became central to abortion and capital punishment debates—language has a way of making new concepts sound timeless.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
heiligheid
hay-likh-hyt
BGБългарски
свеченост
sve-SHCHEN-ost
BNবাংলা
পবিত্রতা
po-bi-tro-ta
CACatalà
santedat
san-te-DAT
CSČeština
svatost
SVA-tost
DADansk
hellighed
hel-li-hed
DEDeutsch
Heiligkeit
HY-likh-kyt
ELΕλληνικά
αγιότητα
a-yi-O-ti-ta
ESEspañol
santidad
san-ti-DAD
ETEesti
pühadus
py-HA-dus
EUEuskara
santuotasun
san-tu-o-ta-sun
FRFrançais
sainteté
san-te-TAY
GLGalego
santidade
san-ti-DA-de
HIहिन्दी
पवित्रता
pa-vit-ra-TA
HRHrvatski
svetost
SVE-tost
HUMagyar
szentség
SENT-sheg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesucian
ke-su-ci-an
ITItaliano
santità
san-ti-TA
LTLietuvių
šventumas
shven-TU-mas
LVLatviešu
svētums
sve-TUMS
MSBahasa Melayu
kesucian
ke-su-ci-an
MYမြန်မာ
သန့်ရှင်းခြင်း
thant-shin-hkyin
NLNederlands
heiligheid
HY-likh-hyt
NONorsk
hellighet
hel-li-het
PLPolski
świętość
SHVYEN-toshch
PTPortuguês
santidade
san-ti-DA-de
RORomână
sfințenie
sfeen-tse-NI-e
RUРусский
святость
svya-TOST
SKSlovenčina
svätosť
svya-TOST
SLSlovenščina
svetost
SVE-tost
SRСрпски
светост
SVE-tost
SVSvenska
helighet
he-li-HET
SWKiswahili
utakatifu
u-ta-ka-TI-fu
TAதமிழ்
பரிசுத்தம்
pa-ri-sut-tham
TEతెలుగు
పవిత్రత
pa-vit-ra-ta
THไทย
ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์
khwam sak-si
TRTürkçe
kutsallık
kut-sal-LIK
UKУкраїнська
священність
svya-SHCHEN-nist
VITiếng Việt
sự thánh thiện
su thanh thien