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Sacredness


SA'CREDNESS, noun

1. The state of being sacred, or consecrated to God, to his worship or to religious uses; holiness; sanctity; as the sacredness of the sanctuary or its worship; the sacredness of the sabbath; the sacredness of the clerical office.

2. Inviolableness; as the sacredness of marriage vows or of a trust.