sanction - authorize , help people somehow
eg. Govt has sanctioned 3000 crore for....
sacrifice - done for holy and sacred reason
sacroment - reparation, self punishment, atonement, to correct yourself, feeling a appology
consecrate - to make holy, sanctify / purify ; Antonym - desecrate
sanctuary - place of refuge/asylum , haven (harbour), place of safety
sanctity - holiness, blessedness, inviolability
(reverence is different - you demand respect)
sanctify - to bless, to consecrate
sanctimonious - self righteous , holier than though, pious (pious is pure by its nature)
sacred - holy, revered(--> highest degree of respect)
Note that revered comes after worship of god; so
worship => god
revered => human
sacrilege - blasphemy (irreverence) , disrespect, profanity
untouchables (in holi sense) - In hindus/ Jains you can't touch saints etc
sacristy - room in church for vestments, vessels, etc
sacristan - person in charge of sacristy of church
sacrosanct - most sacred
sacrum - triangular bone between hips
sanctum - sacred place , especially a shrine in a temple or church
sanctum sanctorum (plural same or add s) - the holy of holies in the Jewish temple
It was after we reached inner precincts or sanctum sanctorum that the cops stopped him. (He here is about Chilean native who tried to enter Puri temple )
precinct - an eclosed or clearly defined area around cathedral
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