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• n  the quality of being holy

• The issue of the President's reputation extends beyond protecting the sanctity of the culture.
• The sanctity of marriage between one woman and one man, normally resulting in procreation, is the very foundation of our culture.
• They represent the sanctity of our nation-states, our flags, our soccer teams.

• holiness
• sanctitude

• unholiness

News & Articles

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• Can Science Cure the NBA's Flopping Epidemic?
  There exists a scourge in professional basketball these days, one that threatens the very sanctity of the game itself. No, we're not talking about performance enhancing drugs (at least not yet). We're talking about flopping Flopping, for the uninitiated, is the tactic employed by some NBA players of overreacting to the slightest touch or invasion of personal space. It's characterized by flailing ...
  June 7, 2013 - Mashable
• Communication professor's film wins two awards in the 34th Annual Telly Awards
  Professor Blis DeVault has received two bronze awards in the 2013 Telly Awards for her feature film, Sanctity of Sanctuary: Paul Strauss and the Equinox Farm.
  June 7, 2013 - Xavier University
• Supreme Court Justice Scalia Delivers An Important Talk On Economics
  Most of Justice Antonin Scalia's lectures and writings focus on judicial and constitutional issues. It was a rare privilege to hear him on economic topics. Last week he delivered a keynote speech where he addressed how the courts and legal processes can affect the free-enterprise system and its main foundations: private property and the sanctity of contracts.
  June 5, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• Al Sharpton in The Associated Press
  ...memorial last July, said he thought a moment of silence was appropriate to show "the sanctity of the hour. He meant a lot to us of all races in terms of bringing us together in another kind of spirit. I wanted to make sure that we showed...
• Randy Jackson in Los Angeles Times
  I was dismayed last night and again today at the coverage I saw on television of our ceremony for Michael,Randy Jackson said in a statement. "We had asked the media to respect the privacy and the sanctity of this event; to give us one...
• John Boehner in TIME
  I applaud the Court for its ruling today, and my hope is that it sets the stage for further progress in the fight to ensure our nation's laws respect the sanctity of unborn human life,said Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, Republican leader in the...