sanctity

noun, plural sanc·ti·ties.

1. holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
2. sacred or hallowed character: the inviolable sanctity of the temple.
3. a sacred thing.

noun plural -ties

1. the condition of being sanctified; holiness
2. anything regarded as sanctified or holy
3. the condition of being inviolable; sacrednessthe sanctity of marriage

n.late 14c., from Old French sanctete (Modern French sainteté), from Latin sanctitatem (nominative sanctitas) “holiness, sacredness,” from sanctus “holy” (see saint (n.)). see odor of sanctity.