sanctity
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“At the core of most religious traditions is a recognition of the sanctity of life and humanity over injury and profit,” Rabbi Jennie Rosenn of the Jewish climate advocacy group Dayenu said in a statement.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
The first came on Monday morning, with his case for the sanctity of the sovereignty of Greenland and a plea for "calm discussion".
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Investors would focus intently on terms related to contract sanctity and stability, as well as access to international arbitration.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
This study of extravagance and sanctity made Handel seem utterly relevant in his attempt to thwart early 18th century censorship and say something important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
“Hey, watch out,” Jones called, violating the sanctity of the rite.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
"The Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept insulting its Islamic, religious, and national sanctities and values in any way," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told the French envoy on Wednesday, according to state TV.
From Reuters ● Jan. 4, 2023
“No one would dare to insult Islamic sanctities from now on,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
“We believe that sanctities need to be respected,” Zarif said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2015
"We believe that sanctities need to be respected," he said before nuclear talks in Geneva with U.S.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
The sanctities that once were set apart in ideal shrines will be perfectly at home among the demonstrated facts of common life.
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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