sacrosanctity

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It’s hard not to wonder if the argument is really about the technique or the sacrosanctity of DNA.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

It was then that I learned the sacrosanctity of private papers.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

When he saw, however, that mob law was about to usurp the place of the Republican institutions for which he had striven, he leaned towards the court and advocated the sacrosanctity of the King's person.

From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various

To remove the centre of the government from that sacrosanctity must have been a great surprise to the metropolitans.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro

I'll find me a lodging somewhere at hand, since my fond sire is determined I shall pollute no longer the sacrosanctity of his dwelling.

From The Lion's Skin by Sabatini, Rafael