What is another word for Sanctities?

Pronunciation: [sˈanktɪtiz] (IPA)

Sanctities refer to things that are holy, sacred, and revered. Some synonyms for sanctity include holiness, righteousness, purity, blessedness, and godliness. Each of these words carries a similar connotation of something being set apart, elevated, and deserving of respect and devotion. Other useful synonyms for sanctity include divine, celestial, spiritual, supernatural, and transcendent. While each of these words may have slightly different nuances, they all point to the idea of something being of a higher order or realm. Ultimately, to speak of sanctity is to acknowledge the mystery and profundity of the sacred, and the need for reverence and humility in the face of the divine.

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Usage examples for Sanctities

Faithfulness to the family Sanctities, reverence for the marriage tie, courage to sacrifice the loftiest passion to the most plodding duty: these were qualities to touch the fancy of a generation sated with derision.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
The end with us Sanctities the means, and thus, to attain our objects, we consider every disguise, every fraud, allowable.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
Never was a nation truly prosperous or permanently strong which did not cherish the Sanctities of home.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick

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