Etymology

sanctity

sanct·i·ty
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Today it means: Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness Full definition →

Middle English sanctity ← Old French sanctete ← Latin sānctitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromsānctitās
  2. Old French · derived fromsanctete
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsanctity
  4. English todaysanctity

From Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sānctitās.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.