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
"Our core belief regarding the sanctity of blood remains unchanged," a spokesperson for the group said.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 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
They sat in the back, rigid and uncomfortable, like sisters of sin, like a living defiance of the drab sanctity of the saints.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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“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," he said before nuclear talks in Geneva with U.S.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
“We believe that sanctities need to be respected,” Zarif said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2015
"We believe that sanctities need to be respected," Zarif said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
The heretic in religion, while resenting outside control, by his very perception of the vast and far-reaching consequences of human action, is often chained to "the most timid sanctities of life."
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by G. W. (George William) Foote
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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