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 the best of all possible clubs, and he supposed that he would be expelled for profaning its sacrosanctity with a vulgar brawl.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

We confess ourselves unable to follow this transfer of the superstition of sacrosanctity from a king to a chamber.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

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

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

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John