sanctity
n. uncountablen. the quality of being very holy or important. You use this to describe something that is so special it must be protected and respected.
n. the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly; ultimate importance and inviolability. Often used in legal or ethical contexts to describe rights or life that must not be violated.
The law protects the sanctity of the home.
Many people believe in the sanctity of human life and argue that it should be protected at all costs.
The preservation of the sanctity of the attorney-client privilege is considered essential to the functioning of a fair and honest judicial system.
From Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sānctitās.
Often paired with 'of' to describe a specific concept, such as 'the sanctity of marriage' or 'the sanctity of life'.