late 14c., from Old French sanctete (Modern French sainteté), from Latin sanctitatem (nominative sanctitas) "holiness, sacredness," from sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)).
sanctimonious
sanctimony
sanction
sanctions
sanctitude
sanctity
sanctuary
sanctum
Sanctus
sand
sandal
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