sacrosanct

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That's sacrosanct -- you can't do anything with that.

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  1. adjective Regarded as sacred and inviolable.

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  1. Latin sacrōsānctus, consecrated with religious ceremonies : sacrō, ablative of sacrum, religious rite (from neuter of sacer, sacred; see sacred) + sānctus, past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French sacrosaint = Spanish Portuguese sacrosanto = Italian sacrosanto, sagrosanto, from Latin sacrosanctus, inviolable, sacred, from sacer, sacred, + sanctus, past participle of sancire, fix unalterably, make sacred: see saint.
 

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/ˈsækrəsæŋkt/
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