odours of sanctity

A form of odour of sanctity — A sweet smell, usually likened to that of flowers, said to be emitted by the bodies of saints during their life, or especially at or after death.

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Meanings

noun

alternative odors of sanctity

  1. pluralrareplural of odour of sanctity
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odours of sanctity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odours%20of%20sanctity

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“odours of sanctity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odours%20of%20sanctity. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odours of sanctity,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odours%20of%20sanctity.

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