sanctity
sanct·i·ty/ˈsæŋktɪti/noun
sanctity is spelled S-A-N-C-T-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (sanct·i·ty). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sanctity means “Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sanctity is sanctities.
How many letters and syllables are in sanctity?
| Letters | 8: S-A-N-C-T-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sanct·i·ty |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sanctity?
Sanctity appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sanctity?
- US /ˈsæŋktɪti/
Sanctity has 3 syllables, split sanct·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-sanctity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sanctity
- sanctities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sanctity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
- 2
The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
- 3
Something considered sacred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sanctity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | santidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sanctity come from?
From Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sānctitās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).